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Babylonian Rulers


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Clay cylinder of Nabonidus, King of Babylon mentioning his son Belshazzar.

Belshazzar

Clay cylinder of Nabonidus, King of Babylon mentioning his son Belshazzar..

Portrait of Hammurabi.

Hammurabi

Portrait of Hammurabi..

Laws codified and enforced by Hammurabi, King of Babylonia show analogies with the Laws of Moses. Its decoration represents Hammurabi receiving the laws from Shamash the sun-god on top of the Hammurabi stele which records his laws.

Hammurabi

Laws codified and enforced by Hammurabi, King of Babylonia show analogies with the Laws of Moses. Its decoration represents Hammurabi receiving the laws from Shamash the sun-god on top of the Hammurabi stele which records his laws..

Merodach-Baladan, king of Babylonia sought an alliance with Hezekiah against Assyria (Isaiah xxxix, 2). On this tablet Merodach-baladan is represented (left) with a Babylonian magnate.

Merodach

Merodach-Baladan, king of Babylonia sought an alliance with Hezekiah against Assyria (Isaiah xxxix, 2). On this tablet Merodach-baladan is represented (left) with a Babylonian magnate..

Naram-Sin king of Akkad on his victory stele. 23rd century BC. (Louvre, Paris).

Naram-sin

Naram-Sin king of Akkad on his victory stele. 23rd century BC. (Louvre, Paris)..
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Babylonian boundary stones of Mardug-Nadin-Ahi, son of Nebuchadnezzar I.

Nebuchadnezzar

Babylonian boundary stones of Mardug-Nadin-Ahi, son of Nebuchadnezzar I..

Nebuchadnezzar the King. Once an eye of a statue of the god Marduk, this unique carving on onyx is surrounded by a cuneiform inscription: `To Marduk his lord, Nebuchadnezzar has given this for his life.`

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar the King. Once an eye of a statue of the god Marduk, this unique carving on onyx is surrounded by a cuneiform inscription: `To Marduk his lord, Nebuchadnezzar has given this for his life.`.

Babylonian chronicle of Nebuchadnezzar`s reign. (British Museum).

Nebuchadnezzar

Babylonian chronicle of Nebuchadnezzar`s reign. (British Museum)..