Babylonia
There are 354 items in Babylonia:
Tigris
Tigris (Greek Τίγρις): one of the main rivers in Mesopotamia. The bridge at Diyarbakir Our word Tigris comes from an Old Persian word…Turin, Museo di Antichità
Collection of ancient art from Prehistory, the ancient Near East, Cyprus, Etruria, Greek ceramics, Greek and Roman sculpture. There's also a collection of Roman Turin. The Egyptian collection has been brought to a separate museum at walking distance. The remains…Typhon
Typhon (Greek Τυφῶν): in Greek mythology a giant monster, opponent of the supreme god Zeus and the Olympian gods. Typhon The first…Ur
Ur: ancient Sumerian city, modern Tell el-Muqayyar. Ur's ziggurat, partly rebuilt Prehistory Ur dates back to the Neolithic Ubaid Period, prior to c.3800…
Ur, Ziggurat |
Uruk
Uruk: ancient Sumerian city, modern Warka.Uruk Uruk, Seleucid temple Already an important town in the fourth millennium; in c.3200 BCE it measured…Uruk King List
Uruk King List: historiographical document from ancient Babylonia, mentioning the length of the reigns of several kings from Kandalanu (r.647-627) to the Seleucid king Seleucus II Callinicus (r.246-226/225). …
Uruk King List, obverse |
Uruk King List, reverse |
Uruk, Cuneiform tablet with first use of a zero |
Uruk, Eanna, Façade |
Uruk, Eanna, Façade, Goddess |