EditorialCylinder seal and imprint, Neo-Babylonian, 7th BCE Seal of the Babylonian chancellery; two goats rampant, surrounded by symbols of gods Marduk and Nebu. Grey Limestone, H: 5,5 cm AO 4793.
EditorialA priest in prayer before the symbols for Marduk, chief god of Babylon, and Nabu, god of wisdom and writing. Neo-Babylonian 7th-6th BCE Round seal, blue glazed clay, 4,5 cm across AO 5684.
EditorialCuneiform tablet: hymn to Marduk, Neo-Babylonian (?), 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian (?), Clay, 3 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (9 x 9.8 x 2.9 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed, The god Marduk first became an important god in the early second millenn...
EditorialNeo-Babylonina Empire. Glased terracotta lion from the processional way from the temple of Marduk to the Ishtar Gate. Babylon. 604-562 BC. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.
EditorialCommemorative stone stele, from Babylon, southern Iraq, 900-800 BCE. From the temple of the god Marduk in Babylon, set up in honour of a private individual called Adad-etir, an official in the temple, known as the " dagger bearer". The stele ...
EditorialMesopotamian Art. Middle Babylonian. Limestone kudurru from the riegn of Marduk-nadin-ahhe (1099?1082 BC). Block of black limestone. The upper portion is carved with symbols. Inscribed with cuneiform script. Land grant. British Museum. London. United K...
EditorialMesopotamia. Babylonial. Michaux stone or Kudurru. Late Kassite period found near Baghdad. 11th Century BC. Marduk-nadin-ahhe reign. 2n Dynasty of Isin. National Library. Paris. France.
EditorialMarduk-apla-iddina II or Marduk-Baladan. Chaldean prince who usurpedd the Babylonian throne in 721BC. Reigned 722-710BC and 703-703BC. Kudurro (stela). Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris.
EditorialAncient Near East. Unfinished kudurru. A horned serpent, symbol of the god Marduk, is coiled round the base. White limestone. Kassite period, 12th century BC. Found in Susa, Iran. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.
EditorialA clay tablet with a cuneiform inscription. It is the beginning of a hymn to King Hammurabi of Babylon (1792-1750 BC). In this Sumerian hymn, Hammurabi sings his own praise. He praises himself as a mighty warrior, good governor and just judge: the drag...
EditorialCuneiform tablet: dilmun nigin-na, ershemma, to Marduk, Seleucid or Parthian, Seleucid or Parthian, Date ca. 2nd1st century B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Seleucid or Parthian, Clay, 3 x 2 1/8 x 3/8 in. (7.7 x 5.4 x 1.1 cm), ...
EditorialJeff Allen, a historical preservationist who has led the World Monument Fund project at Babylon since 2009, stands in front of a 2,500-year-old dragon relief related to Marduk, the patron deity of the ancient city in Iraq, Jan. 9, 2021. (Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen/The New York Times)
EditorialJeff Allen, a historical preservationist who has led the World Monument Fund project at Babylon since 2009, stands in front of a 2,500-year-old dragon relief related to Marduk, the patron deity of the ancient city in Iraq, Jan. 9, 2021. (Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen/The New York Times)
EditorialCommemorative stone stele, from Babylon, southern Iraq, 900-800 BCE. From the temple of the god Marduk in Babylon, set up in honour of a private individual called Adad-etir, an official in the temple, known as the " dagger bearer". The stele ...
EditorialNeo-Babylonina Empire. Glased terracotta lion from the processional way from the temple of Marduk to the Ishtar Gate. Babylon. 604-562 BC. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.
EditorialKudurru (stele) of King Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BC). An act of donation to a priest of the temple of Eana of Uruk. Mesopotamia. Limestone. Cuneiforme. Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris.
EditorialView of Babylon in 550 BCE. Ideal reconstruction of the great city of Babylon seen from the Euphrates River looking at the temple complex of Marduk with the Etemenanki, identified in the Bible as the Tower of Babel, as the main element.
EditorialNeo-Babylonina Empire. Glased terracotta lion from the processional way from the temple of Marduk to the Ishtar Gate. Babylon. 604-562 BC. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.
EditorialView of Babylon in 550 BCE. Ideal reconstruction of the great city of Babylon seen from the Euphrates River looking at the temple complex of Marduk with the Etemenanki, identified in the Bible as the Tower of Babel, as the main element.
EditorialMesopotamia. Stela of Ashurbanipal. The inscription records that he restored the Esagil temple of Marduk, Babylon. 665-653BC. Cuneiform script. Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris. France.
EditorialCommemorative stone stele, from Babylon, southern Iraq, 900-800 BCE. From the temple of the god Marduk in Babylon, set up in honour of a private individual called Adad-etir, an official in the temple, known as the " dagger bearer". The stele ...
EditorialKudurru (stele) of King Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BC). An act of donation to a priest of the temple of Eana of Uruk. Mesopotamia. Limestone. Cuneiforme. Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris.
EditorialView of Babylon in 550 BCE. Ideal reconstruction of the great city of Babylon seen from the Euphrates River looking at the temple complex of Marduk with the Etemenanki, identified in the Bible as the Tower of Babel, as the main element.
EditorialView of Babylon in 550 BCE. Ideal reconstruction of the great city of Babylon seen from the Euphrates River looking at the temple complex of Marduk with the Etemenanki, identified in the Bible as the Tower of Babel, as the main element.
EditorialCylinder seal and imprint, Neo-Babylonian, 7th BCE Seal of the Babylonian chancellery; two goats rampant, surrounded by symbols of gods Marduk and Nebu. Grey Limestone, H: 5,5 cm AO 4793.
EditorialA priest in prayer before the symbols for Marduk, chief god of Babylon, and Nabu, god of wisdom and writing. Neo-Babylonian 7th-6th BCE Round seal, blue glazed clay, 4,5 cm across AO 5684.
EditorialEsarhaddon (681-669BC). King of the Sargonid Dynasty of Neo-Assyrian Empire. Square stele. The inscription records that he restored the temple of Marduk, Babylon. 678-669 BC. Babylonia Exposure. Louvre. Paris.
EditorialCuneiform tablet: hymn to Marduk, Neo-Babylonian (?), 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian (?), Clay, 3 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (9 x 9.8 x 2.9 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed, The god Marduk first became an important god in the early second millenn...
EditorialNeo-Babylonina Empire. Glased terracotta lion from the processional way from the temple of Marduk to the Ishtar Gate. Babylon. 604-562 BC. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.
EditorialMesopotamian Art. Middle Babylonian. Limestone kudurru from the riegn of Marduk-nadin-ahhe (1099?1082 BC). Block of black limestone. The upper portion is carved with symbols. Inscribed with cuneiform script. Land grant. British Museum. London. United K...
EditorialMesopotamia. Babylonial. Michaux stone or Kudurru. Late Kassite period found near Baghdad. 11th Century BC. Marduk-nadin-ahhe reign. 2n Dynasty of Isin. National Library. Paris. France.
EditorialKudurru (stele) of King Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BC). An act of donation to a priest of the temple of Eana of Uruk. Mesopotamia. Limestone. Cuneiforme. Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris.
EditorialCylinder seal and imprint, Neo-Babylonian, 7th BCE Seal of the Babylonian chancellery; two goats rampant, surrounded by symbols of gods Marduk and Nebu. Grey Limestone, H: 5,5 cm AO 4793.
EditorialA priest in prayer before the symbols for Marduk, chief god of Babylon, and Nabu, god of wisdom and writing. Neo-Babylonian 7th-6th BCE Round seal, blue glazed clay, 4,5 cm across AO 5684.
EditorialCommemorative stone stele, from Babylon, southern Iraq, 900-800 BCE. From the temple of the god Marduk in Babylon, set up in honour of a private individual called Adad-etir, an official in the temple, known as the " dagger bearer". The stele ...