Archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam discovered the tablet in 1882 in Sippar, an ancient Babylonian city in present-day Iraq. It now lies in the British Museum, and researchers finally think they have decoded ...
Günter Stemberger Source: Judaica: Neue Digitale Folge ‘It is a distinct pleasure to recommend Monika Amsler’s well written and carefully argued new monograph, The Babylonian Talmud and Late Antique ...
Figurines in Hellenistic Babylonia were used as agents of social change, by visually expressing and negotiating cultural differences. The scaled-down quality of figurines encouraged both visual and ...
He further explained that the map also pushed beyond the boundaries of reality into the realm of imagination—a key element in understanding ancient Babylonian culture. The map even hints at a ...
Babylon has resonated in Judeo-Christian culture for centuries. The books of the Old Testament recount the exile of the Jews to Babylon following the sack of Jerusalem, by whose waters they “sat ...
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The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco ... popular and religious culture on a global scale." It also warns that the site is in an "extremely vulnerable condition ...
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...