#hammurabi

[character-of-all-time]

ROUND 1: HAMMURABI (babylon) VS POWER (chainsaw man)

[whencyclopedia]

Babylon

Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern-day Iraq 59 miles (94 km) southwest of Baghdad. The name is derived from bav-il or bav-ilim, which in Akkadian meant "Gate of God" (or "Gate of the Gods"), given as Babylon in Greek. In its time, it was a great cultural and religious center.

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[scribledon]

I drew the Mesopotamians due to the disturbing lack of fan art of them.

[mapsontheweb]

The Kingdom of Hammurabi, 1792 BC.

by LegendesCarto

[diioonysus]

arethusa (my sister) and i’s list of historical figures were positive were hot as fuck

[archaeologs]

In this 1934 depiction, Amorite king Hammurabi goes to war. Illustration courtesy Private Collection/Look and Learn/Bridgeman Images.

Learn more / Daha fazlası archaeologs.com/w/amorites/

[tammuz]

A replica of the Babylonian Code of King Hammurabi, the best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. The original stele, dating back to 1755–1750 BCE, is located at the Louvre in Paris. Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.

Photo by Babylon Chronicle

[sixteenseveredhands]

The Lion of Mari, from Syria (Mesopotamia) c.1782-1759 BCE: this is one of two lion statues that once guarded the entrance to a temple in ancient Mari; the lions were partially crushed when Hammurabi laid waste to the city in 1759 BCE

That's a pretty fitting expression, given the circumstances

Together, the two lion statues that were found at the ruined temple are known as the "Lions of Mari." They were unearthed from the ruins at Tell Hariri, where the ancient city-state of Mari once stood; this site is located near the border between modern-day Syria and Iraq.

The lions were likely designed as protomes, given their lack of hindquarters. They were originally stationed on either side of the entrance to the temple, so they are often described as the "temple guardians."

This is the same statue that appears in the first three photos, just seen from a different angle

It's believed that the temple at this site was originally built in honor of a West Semitic deity known as Dagan. Dagan was the chief deity of the Mariote pantheon; he was a particularly prominent figure in the middle and upper regions of the Euphrates, with cult centers in Mari, Terqa, Tuttul, and Ebla, but he was known throughout many parts of the ancient Near East.

The lion is primarily made of copper, with limestone and shale inlay for the eyes, and it measures 53cm tall, 77.5cm long, and 43cm wide, weighing roughly 55kg (about 21in x 30.5in x 17in, with a weight of 121lbs)

The Lions of Mari were partially crushed when their temple was destroyed (along with the rest of Mari) by Hammurabi's forces in 1759 BCE, leaving the statues badly warped...which is why they look really upset.

It's hard to find high-quality photos of the second lion, but he does have a particularly distinctive appearance:

This second lion was most recently housed at the National Museum of Aleppo, in Syria, though its current location/status (in the aftermath of the Syrian Civil War) remains unclear.

These photographs were taken during the original excavations at the ruined temple; they depict the first lion statue as it was still being unearthed (top) and the second statue shortly after it was removed (bottom)

Sources & More Info:

The Louvre: Lion of Mari

Archeologie.culture.fr: Lion Protome

Archeologie.culture.fr: Detailed Information about Ancient Mari

Virtual Museum Syria: Lion Sculpture

[ancientorigins]

From the Han Dynasty to the Achaemenids, ancient Asia was home to many successful monarchies. These rulers shaped the region’s cultures and traditions for countless generations.

[majestativa]

What does the river say? An anthem From Babylon, elate with incense-odor, The monks’ procession, in a temple That the Tigris and rocks hide its secret. Memoirs of the night and the sun, (The sun city) behind the ages, Of Hammurabi and his love, And what was covered by the treacherous book of Time.

— Nazik Al-Malaika, Listen to the Mourners: The Essential Poems of Nazik Al-Malaika, transl by Abdulwahid Lu'lu'a, (2021)

[createimpact3p0]

Mesopotamia, the Cradle of Civilization. Grown around the fertile lands of Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the historical region Mesopotamia housed some of the world's most ancient highly developed civilizations, such as Sumerians and Akkadians

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[character-of-all-time]

ROUND 2: SPOCK (star trek) VS HAMMURABI (real)

[whencyclopedia]

Mesopotamia: Government & Religion

This lesson pack on government and religion in ancient Mesopotamia includes the following content:

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[undergradhist]

That whole time?

[thecriminallawyer]

A new page is up! https://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=7090 In which we learn what those Mesopotamian law codes were actually FOR.

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