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Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Babylonian Whore, 1498, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer

The Babylonian Whore, 1498, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Babylonian Whore, 1498, (1936). A scene from the Apocalypse or The Revelations of St. John the Divine. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Semiramis Ordering the Death of the King: Semiramis Killed by her Son; Weltchronik

Semiramis Ordering the Death of the King: Semiramis Killed by her Son; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Map of Assyria, Chaldea and Adjacent Countries, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Map of Assyria, Chaldea and Adjacent Countries, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of Assyria, Chaldea and Adjacent Countries, 1890. Assyria was a Mesopotamian kingdom from 25th century BC to 612 BC- 609 BC

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
he Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ascending tiered gardens in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Story of Susanna: The Elders as Judges, c1488-90. Creator: Lorenzo Costa

The Story of Susanna: The Elders as Judges, c1488-90. Creator: Lorenzo Costa
The Story of Susanna: The Elders as Judges, c1488-90. This panel is from a series illustrating critical events in the life of the biblical figure Susanna

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The destruction of the city of Jerusalem, 1755-1779. Creator: Unknown

The destruction of the city of Jerusalem, 1755-1779. Creator: Unknown
The destruction of the city of Jerusalem, 1755-1779

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The destruction of the city of Jerusalem, 1755-1779. Creator: Unknown

The destruction of the city of Jerusalem, 1755-1779. Creator: Unknown
The destruction of the city of Jerusalem, 1755-1779

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Nimroud Sculptures at the British Museum - Tribute Bearers; Assyrian King and Sword-Bearer

Nimroud Sculptures at the British Museum - Tribute Bearers; Assyrian King and Sword-Bearer, 1850. These figures represent tribute-bearers in the presence of the King

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Nimroud Sculptures Just Received at the British Museum - Human-Headed and Winged Lion

Nimroud Sculptures Just Received at the British Museum - Human-Headed and Winged Lion, 1850

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Nimroud Sculptures Just Received at the British Museum - Human-Headed and Eagle-Winged Bull

Nimroud Sculptures Just Received at the British Museum - Human-Headed and Eagle-Winged Bull, 1850

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Nimroud Sculptures...Flight of an Arab Mounted upon a Camel, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Nimroud Sculptures...Flight of an Arab Mounted upon a Camel, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Nimroud Sculptures, just received at the British Museum - Flight of an Arab Mounted upon a Camel, 1850

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Nimroud Sculptures, just received at the British Museum - Supposed Kitchen and Pavilion

Nimroud Sculptures, just received at the British Museum - Supposed Kitchen and Pavilion, 1850

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Nimroud Sculptures...Triumphal Return of the King to his Camp, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Nimroud Sculptures...Triumphal Return of the King to his Camp, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Nimroud Sculptures, just received at the British Museum - Triumphal Return of the King to his Camp, 1850

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylon from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History)

Babylon from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 9 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1496, portfolio assembled 1929

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Nimroud Sculptures at the British Museum - Colossal Figure of Winged Man or Divinity

Nimroud Sculptures at the British Museum - Colossal Figure of Winged Man or Divinity, 1850

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Belshazzars Feast (First steel plate), June 1, 1826. Creator: John Martin

Belshazzars Feast (First steel plate), June 1, 1826. Creator: John Martin
Belshazzars Feast (First steel plate), June 1, 1826

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Belshazzars Feast, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1835. Creator: John Martin

Belshazzars Feast, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1835. Creator: John Martin
Belshazzars Feast, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1835

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Panel (Furnishing Fabric), London, 1852. Creator: Unknown

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), London, 1852. Creator: Unknown
Panel (Furnishing Fabric), London, 1852. Floral print with deer, winged horses and lion

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Balthazars Feast, ca. 1624. Creator: Jan Muller

Balthazars Feast, ca. 1624. Creator: Jan Muller
Balthazars Feast, ca. 1624

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Sibylle Persique, ca. 1635. Creators: Gilles Rousselet, Abraham Bosse

Sibylle Persique, ca. 1635. Creators: Gilles Rousselet, Abraham Bosse
Sibylle Persique, ca. 1635. Persian Sibyl After Claude Vignon

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Palace of Nebuchadnezzar (6th Century B. C. ) and Desolate Ruins of Once Mighty Babylon

Palace of Nebuchadnezzar (6th Century B. C. ) and Desolate Ruins of Once Mighty Babylon
Palace of Nebuchadnezzar (6th Century B.C.) and Desolate Ruins of Once Mighty Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia), c1930s. Ruins of the ancient palace of Nebuchadnezzar II

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Flight of Zedekiah, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Flight of Zedekiah, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Flight of Zedekiah, 1890. King Zedekiah pursued by the Babylonian army. (Jeremiah 52:8) From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq

Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Terracotta Fertility goddess, Ishtar (Astarte), Old Babylonian, c2000 BC

Terracotta Fertility goddess, Ishtar (Astarte), Old Babylonian, c2000 BC. Ishtar was the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, combat, and political power

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon

Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, about 1125-1104 BC. From Sippar, southern Iraq

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Nebuchadnezzar in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Throne room, Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylon, Iraq

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Southern Palace, Babylon, Iraq

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Ishtar Gate, Babylon

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Diorite stele inscribed with the laws of Hammurabi, 18th century 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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian Terracotta Plague of Goddess Astarte, c2000BC-1600 BC

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)

Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC. Pazuzu was an Assyrian and Babylonian demonic god of the first millennium BC

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian terracotta statuette of Astarte

Babylonian terracotta statuette of Astarte
Terracotta statuette of Astarte/Ishtar from Susa, from the Louvres collection

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian helmet of Prince Meskalamdur

Babylonian helmet of Prince Meskalamdur
Helmet of Prince Meskalamdur from the Royal cemetery at Ur, made of Electrum

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical Problems

Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical Problems
Babylonian Clay table with Geometrical problems in cuniform script, from the British Museums collection.Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical problems in cuniform script

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian white marble figure of a woman, 30th century BC

Babylonian white marble figure of a woman, 30th century BC
Early Babylonian white marble figure of a woman, wearing a 6-row choker and earrings, with a full Icaunakes dress, 30th century BC

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Hunter Hunted, late 19th-early 20th century, (1922). Creator: Briton Riviere

The Hunter Hunted, late 19th-early 20th century, (1922). Creator: Briton Riviere
The Hunter Hunted, late 19th-early 20th century, (1922). Lion attacking a chariot, inspired by ancient Babylonian hunting scenes. From " Bibbys Annual 1922", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Sardanapalus, 1861. Artist: Henry Weekes

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Elijah prevailing over the Priests of Baal, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Mother Goddess Ishtar, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Mighty was he to look upon, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul

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)

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Murder of Setapo, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Daniel interprets the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Sacrificing to Bel, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Shepherd finds the babe Semiramus, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Babylonian Marriage Market, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Babylonian Deluge, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Merodach sets forth to attack Tiamat, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Temptation of Ea-Bani, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Dragons and bulls, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq

Dragons and bulls, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Bull, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Dragon, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Temple of Nin Makh, Babylon, Iraq, 1977

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Basalt Lion of Babylon, Iraq, 1977

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Processional Way, Babylon, Iraq, 1977

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq, 1977

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Ziggurat of Agar Quf, Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, 1977

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Babylonish Whore, 1498, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer

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]

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Belshazzars Feast, 19th century(?). Artist: J Horsburgh

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Lion of Babylon statue, Babylon, Babil, Mesopotamia, 1918

Lion of Babylon statue, Babylon, Babil, Mesopotamia, 1918. Stone sculpture in what is now Iraq

Background imageBabylonian Collection: The Feast of Belshazzar, 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Pietro Dandini

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)

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Artist: Leon Bakst

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Antiquities of Babylonia and Egypt, 1751-1777

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

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Ishtar Gate, Babylon, 575 BC, (c20th century)

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, 575 BC, (c20th century). The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Terracotta Plague of the Hero, Gilgamesh, Old Babylonian, c2000BC-1600 BC

Terracotta Plague of the Hero, Gilgamesh, Old Babylonian, c2000BC-1600 BC

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Terracotta figure of Ishtar, (Astarte) - fertility goddess. Old Babylonian: c2000-1600 BC

Terracotta figure of Ishtar, (Astarte) - fertility goddess. Old Babylonian: c2000-1600 BC
Terracotta figure of Ishtar, (Astarte), fertility goddess. Old Babylonian, c2000 BC-1600 BC

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon

Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, 331 BC, (18th century). The city of Babylon (now in modern-day Iraq) surrenders to Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city, 7th century

Babylonian depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city, 7th century
Depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Detail of an early Sumerian stone tablet

Detail of an early Sumerian stone tablet
Detail of Sumerian stone tablet with some of the oldest characters found on stone, from early Babylonia. From the British Museums collection

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Map of the World, probably from Sippar, southern Iraq, Babylonian, c700-c500 BC

Map of the World, probably from Sippar, southern Iraq, Babylonian, c700-c500 BC. This tablet contains both a cuneiform inscription and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Tablet showing King Hammurapi at worship, First Dynasty of Babylon, about 1760-1750 BC

Tablet showing King Hammurapi at worship, First Dynasty of Babylon, about 1760-1750 BC
Detail of a relief of King Hammurapi at worship. Fragment of a stone stele dedicated by Itur-Ashdum, First Dynasty of Babylon, about 1760-1750 BC, probably from Sippar, southern Iraq

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian boundary-stone

Babylonian boundary-stone, bearing the symbols of the Gods on the stone, representing Gods who protect the deed

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Kudurru (boundary stone) of Nazimatrut-Tash

Kudurru (boundary stone) of Nazimatrut-Tash, taken from Babylon to Susa c. 12th century BC, from the Louvres collection

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Serpent and Man vase

Serpent and Man vase
Early Bablyonian serpent and man vase

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Fragment of a Babylonian bowl

Fragment of a Babylonian bowl
Fragment of a steatite Babylonian bowl, in Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Statuette of a Babylonian worshipper, possibly Hammurabi, dedicated to the God Amurru

Statuette of a Babylonian worshipper, possibly Hammurabi, dedicated to the God Amurru. It is made of bronze and silver with golden hands. From the Louvres collection

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian terracotta plaque showing ritual fornication

Babylonian terracotta plaque showing ritual fornication associated with fertility rites and cult of Ishtar/Astarte), currently at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Babylonian terracotta figure of a male musician

Babylonian terracotta figure of a male musician
Terracotta figure of a male musician from Susa, from the Louvres collection

Background imageBabylonian Collection: A Babylonian tablet requesting an oracle

A Babylonian tablet requesting an oracle from the Sun God Shamnon as to whether the Assyrian army led by Nabu-shar-usur will retake the fortress taken by the Manncans

Background imageBabylonian Collection: Stone tablet from North Babylonia

Stone tablet from North Babylonia, recording how King Nablu-apla-iddim, then twenty, confirmed a gift of land



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