Archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam discovered the tablet in 1882 in Sippar, an ancient Babylonian city in present-day Iraq ... on the tablet tells of the ancient Babylonians' beliefs and culture. The tiny ...

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 ...

Investigating the reign of Mesopotamia’s mosteccentric ruler ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...