Babylonia
There are 354 items in Babylonia:
![]() Nippur, Stone bowl of Rim-Sin |
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Nisibis (Nusaybin)
Nisibis (Greek Νίσιβις; modern Nusaybin): ancient town in Mesopotamia, famous for its late-Roman school.Early History Nisibis, Church of Mar Jacob Situated along…Opis
Opis (Akkadian Upî or Upija): ancient Babylonian city on the Tigris, not far from modern Baghdad.Site The precise location of Opis has not been established, but from the Akkadian and Greek texts, it is clear that it was situated on the…Oxford, Ashmolean Museum
General museum of art and archaeology. There are 3 items in Oxford, Ashmolean Museum: …Paris, Louvre
It is hard to write a review of the Louvre in Paris, because it is one of the world’s largest museums. There are many departments, and each one of them might, in its field, have been a museum of the…Proskynesis
Proskynesis: Greek name of the ritual greeting at the eastern courts. A courtier saluting king Darius the Great (central relief of…Ptolemy's Canon
Ptolemy's Canon: list of rulers of ancient Babylonia and the Near East, used by the astronomer Ptolemy of Alexandria to date astronomical phenomena. …