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Babylonian Mazes/Labyrinths

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Sumerian statuette, 3000 BC.

Collection of the Iraqi Museum.

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“A man stands in front of the ancient reliefs on the Ishtar Gate wall.“

📍Babylon, Mesopotamia (Nowadays Iraq), 1910s

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Lioness Devouring a Man, Phoenician Ivory Panel, c. 9th-8th century BCE. From the palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, northern Mesopotamia, Iraq.

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Goddess figurine with lizard or snake head breastfeeding her child, dated 4500-4000 BC, found at Ur, in modern-day Iraq, belonged to Ubaid Period 5500-3800 BC. National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad

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A Mesopotamian leopard. Date: Late Uruk, Jemdet Nasr period, circa 3300-2900 BCE. Medium: inlaid limestone.

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The Ancient City of Babylon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located approximately 59 miles southwest of Baghdad in modern-day Iraq.

Renowned for its rich history and stunning architecture, Babylon was one of the most important cities of the ancient world, flourishing during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE.

Key features include the iconic Ishtar Gate, with its stunning blue-glazed bricks and intricate reliefs, and the reconstructed Hanging Gardens, which are one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, though their existence remains debated.

The site remains as a testament to ancient Mesopotamian civilization and attracts scholars and tourists interested in its historical and cultural significance...

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حكمة بابلية

‏من يبصر أكثر يتكلم أقل

‏��من يتكلم أقل ينصت أكثر

‏ومن ينصت أكثر يفهم أكثر

‏ومن يفهم أكثر تبدأ حكمته

‏Babylonian wisdom

‏ He who sees more speaks less

‏He who speaks less listens more

‏Whoever listens more understands more

‏Whoever understands more begins his wisdom

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حكمة سومرية

‏أياً كان ما يقوله صاحب السلطة فهو غير صحيح

‏Sumerian wisdom

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‏Any words that come from the owner of the authority will not be true

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اقوال من بلاد الرافدين

‏" من يسقط في ساحة القتال هو مبارك "

‏الملك كلكامش

‏Sayings from Mesopotamia

‏Whoever falls in the battlefield is Blessing

‏King Gilgamesh

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Sword of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari I, fourteenth century BC

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'Queen Semiramis hunting a Lion at the Gates of Babylon' by Louis de Caullery (1610)

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The Ziggurat of Ur

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“The lion who lives a life of compassion will receive it.”

-Sumerian Proverb

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Enigma - Sadeness part 1