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Near East Map

Oriental Institute Map Series - Site Maps Combining the separate 300 dpi prints will produce a composite map of the ancient Near East approximately 14" to 19" square, depending upon the printing methods used. The Site Maps will be updated periodically, so check back for the latest versions. Each Site Map is presented as a 300 dpi grayscale image...

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Assyro-Babylonian Mythology

Assyro-Babylonian mythology is a rich tapestry of ancient beliefs and stories that were an integral part of the Mesopotamian society. The region of Mesopotamia, located in modern-day Iraq, was home to the Assyrians and Babylonians, who developed a complex and intricate mythological system that influenced later civilizations, including the Greeks an...

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Carlos Museum - Ancient Near Eastern Art: Introduction

The Near Eastern collections of the Carlos Museum embody the legacy of the ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture and writing to the growth of the first cities and empires....

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Gilgamesh Epic

From K. C. Hanson's Photo Gallery of Mesopotamia. Gilgamesh Epic Tablet 11: The Flood Narrative ? century BC...

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The History of Mathematics: Babylonia

Mathematics has a rich history that dates back thousands of years. One of the earliest known civilizations to make significant contributions to mathematics was Babylonia. The Babylonians, who lived in ancient Mesopotamia, were pioneers in the field of mathematics around 1800 BC. They developed a sophisticated number system based on the number 60, ...

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Photographs of Mesopotamia

Sam Ruff's Photographs of Mesopotamia 1954-1956...

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Ba'al Ugaritic god of Storms & War

Ba'al Ugaritic god of Storms & War From K. C. Hanson's Gallery of Photos of Syria & Israel. Ba'al Ugaritic God of Storms & War (14th century BC) Louvre Museum, Paris...

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Aramean Queen (?) with servant

From K. C. Hanson's Gallery of Photos of Syria & Israel. Aramean Queen(?)and servant; funerary stele; 8th century BCE (Berlin VA 2995) Pergamon Museum, Berlin. Note: Aramaean is in Latin Aramaeus, from Greek Aramaios, from Hebrew `ArAm Aramaic, ancient name for Syria, a Semitic people of the second millennium B.C. in Syria and Upper Mesopotamia...

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Hammurabi's Code of Laws

Hammurabi's Code of Laws is one of the oldest and best-preserved sets of laws in existence. Created by the Babylonian king Hammurabi around 1754 BC, these laws were inscribed on a stele for all to see. The code consists of 282 laws covering various aspects of daily life in ancient Babylonia. One of the key principles of Hammurabi's Code is the con...

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Mesopotamia 9000 B.C. -500 B.C.

The name Mesopotamia (meaning "the land between the rivers") refers to the geographic region which lies near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and not to any particular civilization. In fact, over the course of several millennia, many civilizations developed, collapsed, and were replaced in this fertile region. The land of Mesopotamia is made fertile...

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