Lecturer: Prof. Wayne Horowitz Affiliation: The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Abstract: Ancient Mesopotamian mathematics and astronomy are represented by thousands of cuneiform tablets ranging in date from the mid-third millennium BCE to the end of cuneiform writing in the first century CE. This paper examines the notion of infinity in time, space, and mathematical notation through a selection of cuneiform mathematical, astronomical, and mythological works bringing us time and place from the beginnings of the universe to the scribal academy, and onwards to a possible realm of infinity above and beyond the limits of the Earth’s Surface. Additional details of the upcoming Astrophysics' seminars can be found on the following link. ‏האירוע הזה כולל שיחת וידאו ב-Google Hangouts. הצטרף: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/mail.huji.ac.il/astrophysics?hceid=bWFpbC5odWppLmFjLmlsX2c0czhydDlpcmhwZzRvdGNybWIzZGFqcjdvQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20.k1debj2j8ma4115tl7b60ilci4&hs=121