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Jews Mourning the Exile in Babylon
A painting by Eduard Bendemann portraying Jews mourning the exile in Babylon. Oil on Canvas. Created around 1832. Located in Düsseldorf.
Credits to Jewish Museum Frankfurt
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Doctor's Medical Recipe from Babylon
Recipes involving plant and vegetable drugs were written on this clay tablet, but the purpose was not mentioned. Unlike many medical documents, it is a doctor's working copy rather than a library reference work. Probably from Babylon, Mesopotamia...
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Inscribed Brick at the Processional Way of Babylon
This is an original brick in of the walls of the processional way (or street) at the ancient city of Babylon, in modern-day Iraq. The name of the builder (the neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II) appears in the cuneiform inscription. Neo-Babylonian...
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Sumerian Civilization: Inventing the Future
Imagine something that has never been thought of before. If one holds a book in one's hands, one can imagine an e-book, a large-print book, a picture book, all kinds of books. But how does one imagine a book in a world where even the concept...
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Shulgi of Ur
Shulgi of Ur (r. 2029-1982 BCE) is considered the greatest king of the Ur III Period in Mesopotamia (2047-1750 BCE). His father was Ur-Nammu (r.2047-2030 BCE), who founded the Third Dynasty of Ur, and his mother was a daughter of King Utu-Hegal...
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Ashur
Ashur (also known as Assur) was an Assyrian city located on a plateau above the Tigris River in Mesopotamia (today known as Qalat Sherqat, northern Iraq). The city was an important center of trade, as it lay squarely on a caravan trade route...
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The Family in Ancient Mesopotamia
Family in ancient Mesopotamia was considered the essential unit that provided social stability in the present, maintained traditions of the past, and ensured the continuance of those traditions, customs, and stability for the future. The...
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Ludlul-Bel-Nemeqi
The Ludlul-Bel-Nemeqi (c. 1700 BCE) is a Sumerian and later Babylonian poem on the theme of unjust suffering, which is thought to have influenced the biblical Book of Job. Also known as The Poem of the Righteous Sufferer, the title translates...
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3D Laser Scan of Ishtar Gate in Babylon, Iraq
As part of our ongoing work at Babylon, World Monuments Fund engaged California-based nonprofit CyArk to conduct a comprehensive laser scan of the site's archaeological elements. Based on that data, the University of Florida’s Envision Heritage...
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Mesopotamia: Government & Religion
This lesson pack on government and religion in ancient Mesopotamia includes the following content: Three Lesson Plans Rise of City States Temples & Divine Kingship Code of Hammurabi Additional Materials Open Questions...