Babylonia Collection (page 2)

The Feast of Belshazzar, 1820. Creator: Martin, John (1789-1854)
The Feast of Belshazzar, 1820. Found in the Collection of Yale Center for British Art

The Amarna letter, ca 1350 BC. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

Sardanapalus, 1861. Artist: Henry Weekes
Sardanapalus, 1861. According to the Greek writer Ctesias of Cnidus, Sardanapalus was the last King of Babylon

Elijah prevailing over the Priests of Baal, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Elijah prevailing over the Priests of Baal, 1916. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916

The Mother Goddess Ishtar, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
The Mother Goddess Ishtar, 1916. Ishtar was the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love and war. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916

Mighty was he to look upon, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Mighty was he to look upon, 1916. Merodach sets out to kill the dragon of the Sea, Tiawath. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916. Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945)

The Murder of Setapo, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
The Murder of Setapo, 1916. Setapo was a wealthy and evil man of Babylon who was murdered by Sinonis. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916

Daniel interprets the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Daniel interprets the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, 1916. Nebuchadnezzar II (c630-562 BC), ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty, is mentioned in the Book of Daniel

Sacrificing to Bel, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Sacrificing to Bel, 1916. Frontispiece from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916

The Shepherd finds the babe Semiramus, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The Shepherd finds the babe Semiramus, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Nebuchadnezzar in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Nebuchadnezzar in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 1915. The gardens were built in 600 BC by Nebuchadnezzar II (c634-562 BC) for the pleasure of his homesick wife, Amytis of Media

The Babylonian Marriage Market, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The Babylonian Marriage Market, 1915. After a painting by Edwin Longsden Long (1829-1891). Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

The Babylonian Deluge, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The Babylonian Deluge, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Merodach sets forth to attack Tiamat, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Merodach sets forth to attack Tiamat, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

The Temptation of Ea-Bani, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The Temptation of Ea-Bani, 1915. Frontispiece from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Dragons and bulls, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II

Bull, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was the northern entrance to the inner city of Babylon

Dragon, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was the northern entrance to the inner city of Babylon

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was the northern entrance to the inner city of Babylon

Throne room, Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylon, Iraq. The Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar built his great palace at Babylon in the 6th century BC

Southern Palace, Babylon, Iraq. Ruins of the great palace built by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BC

Temple of Nin Makh, Babylon, Iraq, 1977. The Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II built Babylon into the greatest city in Mesopotamia in the 6th century BC

Basalt Lion of Babylon, Iraq, 1977. This statue dates from the Neo-Babylonian, or Chaldean Empire, which ruled Mesopotamia from 626 to 539 BC. Its most famous ruler was Nebuchadnezzar II

The Processional Way, Babylon, Iraq, 1977. The Processional Way led into the ancient city of Babylon through the Ishtar Gate

Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq, 1977
Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq. Remains of the great ziggurat of Babylon, which is thought to have been the inspiration behind the biblical Tower of Babel

Ziggurat of Agar Quf, Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

The Tower of Babel. Private Collection

Regina Semiramide. Private Collection

Semiramis Called to Arms. Private Collection

The Feast of Belshazzar. Artist: Francken, Frans, the Younger (1581-1642)
The Feast of Belshazzar. Private Collection

The Tower of Babel Stele, 604-562 BC. Found in the Collection of The Schoyen Collection

The Feast of Belshazzar, 1596. Artist: Valckenborch, Frederik van (1566-1623)
The Feast of Belshazzar, 1596. Private Collection

The Walls of Babylon (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Babylonish Whore, 1498, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Babylonish Whore, 1498, (1906). From The Engravings of Albert Durer, by Lionel Cust. [Seeley and Co. Limited, London, 1906]

Babylonia, Assyria and Adjoining Countries, c1902, (1903). From The Worlds History, Volume III, by Dr. H. F. Helmolt [William Heinemann, London, 1903]

Belshazzars Feast, 19th century(?). Artist: J Horsburgh
Belshazzars Feast, 19th century(?). Scene from the Bible ( Daniel V.17.28)

A boundary stone of Babylonia, 1000 BC (1922). Set up to mark the extent of a private individuals estate, the stone is inscribed with certain texts which refer to the ownwership of the land during

Lion of Babylon statue, Babylon, Babil, Mesopotamia, 1918. Stone sculpture in what is now Iraq. This statue dates from the Neo-Babylonian, or Chaldean Empire

Semiramis Called to Arms, 1645. Private Collection

The Feast of Belshazzar, 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Pietro Dandini
The Feast of Belshazzar, 17th or early 18th century. Scene from the Bible (Daniel V.17.28). After profaning the sacred vessels of the enslaved Israelites

Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960) was a Russian ballet dancer, for whom Leon Bakst designed costumes. From a private collection

Antiquities of Babylonia and Egypt, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777

Ishtar Gate, Babylon
Ishtar Gate, c575 BC. Reconstruction in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, of the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon built by Nebuchadnezzar II in c575 BC

Diorite stele inscribed with the laws of Hammurabi, 18th century BC
Diorite stela inscribed with the laws of Hammurabi, 18th century BC. Hammurabi (Hammurapi) king of Babylon (1792-1750 BC), sixth ruler of the 1st of Babylon, unified Mesopotamia

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, 575 BC, (c20th century). The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north

Babylonian Terracotta Plague of Goddess Astarte, c2000BC-1600 BC. Worshipped from the Bronze Age through classical antiquity

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