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Hace 3 días · The Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nabonidus ( r. 556–539 BC) Neo-Babylonian Empire at its greatest territorial extent. The Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire, [6] historically known as the Chaldean Empire, [7] was the last polity ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia. [8]
Hace 4 días · A reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate at the ruins of Babylon, near modern Al-Ḥillah, Iraq. Ishtar Gate, enormous burnt-brick entryway located over the main thoroughfare in the ancient city of Babylon (now in Iraq). Built about 575 bc, it became the eighth fortified gate in the city.
Hace 3 días · In Babylon, Shamash was worshiped in the temple Edikukalamma ("house of the judge of the land"), first attested in the Old Babylonian period and still mentioned in inscriptions from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II.
Hace 2 días · Rastafari teaches that the black African diaspora are exiles living in "Babylon", a term which it applies to Western society. For Rastas, European colonialism and global capitalism are regarded as manifestations of Babylon, while police and soldiers are viewed as its agents.
Hace 1 día · Inanna [a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power. Originally worshipped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar [b] (and occasionally the logogram 𒌋𒁯 ).
Hace 2 días · Solomon (/ ˈ s ɒ l ə m ə n /), also called Jedidiah, was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of King David, according to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. He is described as having been the penultimate ruler of an amalgamated Israel and Judah.The hypothesized dates of Solomon's reign are from 970 to 931 BCE.
Hace 3 días · Erotic terracotta votive plaque dating to the Old Babylonian Period ( c. 1830 BC — c. 1531). Representations of this type were once interpreted as evidence for a "sacred marriage" ritual in which the king would take on the role of Dumuzid and engage in sexual intercourse with the priestess of Inanna.
