Babylonia
There are 354 items in Babylonia:
The Epic of Atraḥasis
The Epic of Atraḥasis is the fullest Mesopotamian account of the Great Flood, with Atraḥasis in the role of Noah. It was written in the seventeenth century BCEThe text is known from several versions: two were written by Assyrian scribes…Synchronic King List
Synchronic King List: chronographic document from ancient Mesopotamia. It mentions contemporary kings of Assyria and Babylonia.The original cuneiform tablet, from Aššur, had four columns and is comparatively well preserved. It mentioned (presumed) synchronisms between monarchs from the Assyrian king Erišu…Verse Account of Nabonidus
Nabonidus on a relief from Harran The question what Nabonidus was doing in Tayma will probably remain unsolved for ever. From…4Q242 Prayer of Nabonidus
In October 539 BCE, the Persian king Cyrus took Babylon, the ancient capital of an oriental empire covering modern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. In a broader sense, Babylon was the ancient world's capital of scholarship and science. The subject…A Contemporary Account of the Death of Alexander
On the last day of the month Aiiâru in the fourteenth year of his reign, Alexander died in Babylon. The only contemporary source describing the event is the Astronomical Diary, a day-by-day account of celestial phenomena, written by the officials…
ABC 4: The Late Nabopolassar Chronicle |
ABC 5: Chronicle Concerning the Early Years of Nebuchadnezzar II ("Jerusalem Chronicle") |
ABC 7 Nabonidus Chronicle, Obverse |
ABC 7 Nabonidus Chronicle, Reverse |
ABC 9: Artaxerxes III Chronicle |
ABC 1 (From Nabû-Nasir to Šamaš-šuma-ukin)
The Chronicle on the Reigns from Nabû-Nasir to Šamaš-šuma-ukin (ABC 1) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Assyria and Babylonia. It deals with the resistance of an increasingly stronger Babylon, supported by Elam, against Assyria, beginning with the…ABC 1.ii (From Nabû-Nasir to Šamaš-šuma-ukin)
The Chronicle on the Reigns from Nabû-Nasir to Šamaš-šuma-ukin (ABC 1) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Assyria and Babylonia. It deals with the resistance of an increasingly stronger Babylon, supported by Elam, against Assyria, beginning with the…