Naming the city of Babylon and the Architecture of its Sacred Buildings (627-539 BC) in the Light of Historical Sources
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https://doi.org/10.52834/jmr.v18i36.120Keywords:
The city of Babylon, Naming, Temples, Cuneiform writings, Ancient historiansAbstract
The city of Babylon had an important place in the history of the ancient near east, gained through its cultural and historical achievements, and its brilliance and beauty of ancient history, to keep its name as a pioneer in the thought of historians and historical writings through the ages. Its material traces were clearly visible, and its news was transmitted between countries, including mentioning its name with pride and greatness within the events, as well as its sacred architecture, especially the tower of the amphitheater temple (the ziggurat) and the temples of the gods in it. It may have shared Sumerian and Akkadian-Babylonian origins in its inception, with the Sumerian signs it carried, as well as the Akkadian through historical references, especially in its names.
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