Babylonian Collection (#6)

Assyrian soldiers after a battle, holding an enemys decapitated head. Antique hand-colored print

Babylonian warrior
Ancient Babylonian warrior on horseback. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration from an ancient bas-relief

Assyrian siege of a city using a battering-ram
Assyrians attacking a city using a battering ram. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a carving from Nimrud

Babylon Babylonian Assyria Assyrian Furniture
Babylonian and Assyrian furniture and household utensils. After a late 19th century work by Friedrich Hottenroth

Babylon Babylonian Assyria Assyrian Jewelry Ornaments
Ornaments, headdresses and footwear of the Babylonians and Assyrians. After a late 19th century work by Friedrich Hottenroth

Darius I King Darius The Great Achaemenid Empire
Darius I, King of the Achaemenid Empire, opens the tomb of the Babylonian Queen Nitocris. A story tells that Nitocris had herself entombed above a city gate

Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires. From A Short History of the World, published c.1936

The Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. From Cassells Universal History, published 1888

Daniel interpreting the writing on the wall in Babylon at Belshazzars Feast. The writing foretold the fall of Babylon. After a work by Paul Marc Joseph Chenavard

Weapons, war machines and costumes of the Assyrians and Babylonians. After a 19th century illustration by Friedrich Hottenroth

Ur Chaldees Intrusive neo Babylonian burials
Ur. (So called of the Chaldees). Intrusive neo Babylonian burials. 1932, Iraq, Ur (Extinct city)

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

Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC
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

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

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

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

Limestone kudurru of Meli-Shipak. Kassite Dynasty. Babylon
Mesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. Limestone kudurru. Four-sided block with conical top. Right side. The text contains a deed of gift recording a grant of fifty gur of corn-land in the province of

Middle babylonian. Black diorite tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina
Mesopotamian Art. Middle Babylonian. 875-850 B.C. Black diorite tablet carved with labelled scene showing Nabu-apla-iddina, the priest

Marduk-apla-iddina II or Marduk-Baladan. Kudurro (stela)
Marduk-apla-iddina II or Marduk-Baladan. Chaldean prince who usurpedd the Babylonian throne in 721BC. Reigned 722-710BC and 703-703BC. Kudurro (stela). Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris

Mesopotamia. Commemorative stone stela. Babylonian, about 900-800 BC. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Ishtar Gate. 4th century BC. Babylon
Ishtar Gate. The eight gate of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in 575 BC by order to Nebuchadnezzar II. Reconstructed in 1930. Detail. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Idrimi of Alalakh
Stone statue of King Idrimi of Alalakh seated in his throne. 1570-1500 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

CLEMENCY OF CYRUS. King Cyrus the Great of Persia allows Jews in captivity in Babylon to return to the Holy Land, 6th century B.C

IRAQ. Babylon. Gate of Ishtar (580 BC). Rebuilt. Babylonian art. Neo-Babylonian Art. Architecture

Map of Mesopotamia. Computer artwork of markings on a stone tablet showing a map of Mesopotamia. The stone tablet dates from between 700 and 500 BC and is from Sippar in southern Iraq

Linguistics table, 17th century
Linguistics table. 17th century table titled Tabula Combinatoria. The description at top says that this is a combinatory table showing the most ancient alphabets of the world

FILM SET: INTOLERANCE, 1916. The enormous set for the Babylonian sequence in D. W
FILM SET: INTOLERANCE, 1916. The enormous set for the Babylonian sequence in D.W. Griffiths silent film Intolerance, 1916

Gateway to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Entrance to the Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Nebuchadnezzar - Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar looks out from his palace and admires the magnificent city of Babylon which he has built

Minor Asia (Turkey), Reconstruction of Pergamon, illustration
Asia minor, or Anatolia (modern Turkey) - Pergamon. Reconstruction of the acropolis, drawing

Cuneiform tablet describing the God Enki and the world order 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C. France, Paris, Musee du Louvre, Babylonian civilization

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]

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

Lion of Babylon statue, Babylon, Babil, Mesopotamia, 1918. Stone sculpture in what is now Iraq. This statue dates from the Neo-Babylonian, or Chaldean Empire

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). After profaning the sacred vessels of the enslaved Israelites

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

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

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

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

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, 575 BC, (c20th century). The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north

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

Terracotta Plague of the Hero, Gilgamesh, Old Babylonian, c2000BC-1600 BC. Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength who builds the city walls of Uruk to defend his people

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

Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, 331 BC, (18th century). Artist: Johann Georg Platzer
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)

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

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

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

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

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Step back in time and immerse yourself in the enchanting world wonders. From the awe-inspiring Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the ancient Code of Hammurabi, this captivating civilization has left an indelible mark on history. One cannot help but be mesmerized by the grandeur of the Ishtar Gate from Babylon at Berlin Pergamon Museum. Standing tall in Berlin, Germany, it serves as a testament to the architectural brilliance of the Babylonians. The intricate details and vibrant blue hues transport you to a bygone era. Speaking of gates, let us not forget about the magnificent Ishtar Gate itself. Its reconstruction offers a glimpse into its former glory, adorned with majestic lions that once decorated its Processional Wall. These powerful creatures symbolize strength and protection - qualities revered by ancient civilizations. Delve deeper into their rich culture through artifacts like the Tablet of Shamash dating back to 9th century BC. This remarkable piece showcases reverence for Shamash, the sun-god worshipped for his wisdom and justice. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon continue to captivate our imagination even today. Often hailed as one of the Seven Wonders of Ancient World, these lush terraced gardens were said to have been built by King Nebuchadnezzar II for his queen who longed for her homeland's greenery. As we explore further, we encounter fascinating stories such as Pyramus & Thisbe - a tragic tale that originated from Babylonia and later became part of classical mythology worldwide. Love knows no boundaries or walls; it transcends time and place. Speaking of walls, let us marvel at exquisite Babylonian wall tiles that showcase their mastery in craftsmanship and artistry. Each tile tells a story - whether it is depicting mythical creatures or scenes from daily life – they offer glimpses into their society's beliefs and aspirations. A closer look at Bull Adad adorning symbols on Ishtar Gate reveals the significance of deities in Babylonian culture.