Iraq
There are 608 items in Iraq:
Babylon, Ruin of the Etemenanki: foundations in a wetland |
Babylon, The East India House Inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II |
Babylonia
Babylonia is the Greek name of what the inhabitants knew as Mât Akkadî, the fertile alluvial plain between the Euphrates and Tigris. This was the heartland of the Babylonian Empire, which dominated the ancient Near East between the fall of…
A Babylonian almanac, mentioning future positions of the planets (British Museum) |
Comparative table of Babylonian Chronology |
A lion and an anchor on a Babylonian coin of Seleucus |
Babylonian Empire
The Babylonian Empire was the most powerful state in the ancient world after the fall of the Assyrian empire (612 BCE). Its capital Babylon was beautifully adorned by king Nebuchadnezzar, who erected several famous buildings. Even after the Babylonian Empire…
Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), left edge |
Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), obverse |
Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), reverse |
Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), upper edge |
Babylonian tablet mentioning King Jehoiachin |