Babylon
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Ryan Horne, Rune Rattenborg
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History
The ancient city of Babylon began as an Akkadian city-state founded by Amorites in 1894 B.C. The city was also the seat of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 608 to 539 B.C.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893951
32.53729695, 44.42497815
- Representative Locations:
- CIGS location of Bābīl (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location of آثار بابل (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Babil (750 BC - AD 640)
- Babylon (Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Βαβυλών (Babylon: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Bābili (Akkadian, 1600 BC - 100 BC)
- Bābilim (Akkadian, 2000 BC - 1600 BC)
- بابيل (Bābīl: Arabic, unspecified date range)
- Eridu (Sumerian, 720 BC - 100 BC)
- Ka-dingirra (Sumerian, 720 BC - 100 BC)
- Šuanna (Akkadian, 720 BC - 100 BC)
- Babylon connection Euphrates (river) (unspecified date range)
- Babylon part of (administrative) Seleucid Empire (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Adad Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Ay-ibūr-šabû part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 100 BC)
- Bāb-Lugalerra part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 30 BC)
- Eandasaya part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eastern Outer Wall of Babylon part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
- Ebursasa part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Edikukalama part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Edurkuga part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Egišhurankia part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ehilikalamma part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ehursagtilla part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekadima part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekagula part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekarzagina located at Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekitušgarza part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekitušgirzal part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekišnugal part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 30 BC)
- Emah part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Emašdari located at Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Emekiliburur part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Emesikila part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Emeurur part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Enamhe part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Enamtila part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Eniggidrukalamasuma connection Babylon (720 BC - 330 BC)
- Eniggidrukalamasuma located at Babylon (720 BC - 330 BC)
- Enlil Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Enunmah part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eridu part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 330 BC)
- Esabad part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
- Esag part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Esagila located at Babylon (2000 BC - 330 BC)
- Esiskur located near Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Etemenanki located at Babylon (720 BC - 330 BC)
- Eurguba part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eurunanam part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ešasurra part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ešiddukišara part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eʾesirkalama part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eʾešmah part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Giššu Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
- Greek Theater located at Babylon (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Imgur-Enlil bounds Babylon (1600 BC - 540 BC)
- Ištar Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 540 BC)
- Ka-dingirra part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- King's Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Kullab part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Kumar part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Lagaba located near Babylon (1600 BC - 1000 BC)
- Madānu Canal Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
urban area, settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- BAtlas 91 F5 Babylon
- BTTo
- Cohen 2013 130-138
- George 1992
- Iraq Significant Sites 007. Babil (ancient: Babylon)
- Koldewey 1911
- Koldewey 1914
- Koldewey and Wetzel 1931
- Koldewey et al. 1990
- New Pauly Babylon
- Pedersén 2021
- RIBo
- RLAss
- ToposText Babylon (Iraq)
- WHL 278: Bablyon
- Wikipedia (English) Babylon
- Wikipedia (German) Babylon
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 F5 Babylon
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tell Amran
Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site on 5 July 2019.
M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Ryan Horne, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Babylon: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893951> [accessed: 31 December 2024]
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