Table of Gods
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A Cookbook Inspired by History’s Oldest Recipes Written on Clay Tablets 4,000 Years Ago
Backers: 13391
Average Pledge Per Backer: $230
Funded: $3,083,368 of $1,000,000
Dates: Aug 22nd -> Oct 1st (40 days)
Project By: Arim Hawsho
Backers: 13391
Average Pledge Per Backer: $230
Funded: $3,083,368 of $1,000,000
Dates: Aug 22nd -> Oct 1st (40 days)
Project By: Arim Hawsho
$3,083,368
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 1 @ 16:03 -0400 GMT
308%
of goal
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Preorders close in 60 minutes 
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
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We hit $3M!
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
With 3 hours left in the campaign, we just hit the $3M mark. If I could, I'd throw a party like King Ashurnasirpal.* Actually, maybe I will. I just need to find a venue for 69,574 guests. Seven years ago, Table of Gods was an idea. Today it's... (Read More)
Preorders close in 3 hours
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
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Only 24 hours left
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Over 12,000 of you have ordered Table of Gods, which has become the #1 most funded art book on Kickstarter and the #4 most funded book of any genre among the 70,000+ books launched on the platform since 2009. I cannot thank you all... (Read More)
Table of Gods is finished
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Shlama! Shlomo! On June 22, 2019, I had the idea for Table of Gods. In 2020, I quit my day job to give the idea everything I had, against the advice of pretty much everyone I knew (except my wife). For 7 years and 3 months, I’ve woken up... (Read More)
4th most funded book on Kickstarter
September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Shlama! Shlomo! Since 2009, over 70,000 publishing projects have launched on Kickstarter. And I just learned that Table of Gods is the 4th most funded. That’s wild. And that’s because of you 🙏🏼❤️ The Kickstarter campaign ends in... (Read More)
We’ve started printing!
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
After seven years and three months, it’s finally happening. Table of Gods is being produced! I almost cried looking at the first printed sheet. The food photography still blows me away. The UV LED press and the fine art paper make each photo look... (Read More)
We’re extending the campaign
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the past few days, we’ve been working closely with our production and logistics partners to finalize the printing and delivery of Table of Gods. After going through the production schedule, we’ve confirmed that we can extend the Kickstarter... (Read More)
A much-needed arrival
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
The last couple of days have been among the hardest since I started writing Table of Gods in 2019. I’ve been away from my family for three weeks and have made crucial decisions about the book every day. I almost lost it the other day after working... (Read More)
Update from the printer
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! I’ve wanted to update you more often but I’ve literally been sleeping at the printer (on my plotters) for the last couple of days. We’re in a pre-printing phase where we’ve color-proofed all 100+ food photos in the book with the... (Read More)
Getting ready to print
September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
For the past three days I’ve been reading this pile of papers, known as plotters, over and over. This is the final manuscript that I have to sign before we start printing Table of Gods 😱 I’ve never had more mixed feelings about anything in my... (Read More)
Color proofing is finally complete!
September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone!Together with my photographer, I traveled to the printer on Aug 29. For a full week, we’ve gone through 104 pages of food photography in Table of Gods over and over and over and over and over. We’ve literally made 1% adjustments to... (Read More)
Table of Gods Is Going to Print
August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! I’m writing this from the airport, on my way to the printer. I’ll be staying there to carefully monitor the entire production process—from the first sheets coming off the press until your time machines are assembled. It’s been... (Read More)
Thank you!
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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Pre-order for $66 × 3
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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Three more shipping destinations added
August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Another quick shipping update! We’ve now added China, Turkey, and Malaysia to the list of countries we can ship Table of Gods to. You can see the updated shipping destinations and rates directly on the Kickstarter campaign. Thank you... (Read More)
Split Your Payment Into 3
August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! We’ve worked all night and day trying to get the “Pledge Over Time” to work. Since we didn’t have it activated on launch, it required some backend work. But it's now activated and if you select it, your interest-free payment... (Read More)
Words of gratitude
August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
The last couple of hours have been wild. After my live presentation last night, we opened pre-orders on Kickstarter—and you guys crashed the site 🥹 ❤️ We’ve already raised $1M toward our goal of bringing ancient Mesopotamia back to life.... (Read More)
More shipping destinations + lower shipping costs for Australia & Canada
August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Babel here from the Table of Gods team with a quick shipping update. We’ve now added 37 more countries and regions to the list of destinations we can ship Table of Gods to: Albania, Argentina, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,... (Read More)
6 Hours to Launch
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Shlama! Shlomo! Just a kind reminder that there are only 6 hours left until launch! I will reveal everything about the book (including two secrets), along with details on pricing, shipping, and the production schedule during the live launch... (Read More)
12 Hours to Launch
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Shlama! Shlomo! Just a kind reminder that there are only 12 hours left until launch! I will reveal everything about the book (including two secrets), along with details on pricing, shipping, and the production schedule during the live launch... (Read More)
1 Day to Launch
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Shlama! Shlomo! Just a kind reminder that there’s only one day left until launch! I will reveal everything about the book (including two secrets) along with details on pricing, shipping, and the production schedule during the live launch... (Read More)
2 Days to Launch
August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Shlama! Shlomo! Just a reminder that there are only two days until launch! I will reveal everything about the book (including two secrets) along with details on pricing, shipping, and the production schedule during the live launch event on... (Read More)
5 Days to Launch
August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Just a kind reminder that there are only five days until launch! I will reveal everything about the book (including two secrets) along with details on pricing, shipping, and the production schedule during the live launch event on... (Read More)
7 Days to Launch
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Just a kind reminder that there are only seven days left!!! I will reveal everything about the book (including two secrets) along with details on pricing, shipping, and the production schedule during the live launch event on Saturday,... (Read More)
10 Days to Launch
August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
I can’t believe that after seven years and two months, only 10 days remain until pre-orders for Table of Gods open. One hour before pre-orders officially open on Kickstarter, the Table of Gods live book launch event will be streamed on YouTube. I... (Read More)
Finalizing the Interior Design
August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Shlama! Shlomo!What’s left before we can produce the book is finalizing the interior layout. I’ve worked with an award-winning design studio, BankerWessel, since December 2025. It’s been a long process because Table of Gods is over 500... (Read More)
The impossible cover
July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Shlama! Shlomo! I’ve obsessed over the Table of Gods cover for years. To make a long story short, the only way to achieve my vision of a cover resembling a clay tablet was to develop a special paper with a paper mill. We started the process... (Read More)
Adding Two Language Guides
July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Shlama! Shlomo! After working on the Table of Gods manuscript for seven years, I finally completed it a few weeks ago. But I couldn’t stop myself from adding two more things: Sumerian and Assyrian language guides. Neither will teach you to... (Read More)
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