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 ==== Marduk ====
 The most important god of the Babylonian pantheon was Marduk. He patronized magic, wisdom, water, and judgment. The month of Arashamnu and the number 10 were dedicated to him. [([[https://www.ancient.eu/Marduk/|Ancient]])]
+==== Sumerians ====
+The Sumerians were the first creators of a highly developed ancient civilization. Babylonia lay in the territories belonging to the Sumerian state. After the collapse of the Sumerian country, Babylonia became a separate state. [([[https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/sumer|History]])]
+==== Fortification ====
+Ancient Babylon lay on a fertile plain. It was surrounded by massive walls and a moat. [([[https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/g201101/babylon-in-bible-history/|Jehovah’s Witnesses]])]
+==== Religious ====
+Babylon was a very religious city. The Babylonians worshipped many gods, there were as many as 50 temples dedicated to various deities. [([[https://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/rbaa.htm|Sacred Texts]])]
+==== Afterlife ====
+The Babylonians believed in an afterlife. This thought has been adopted in many religions we know. [([[https://www.worldhistory.org/article/701/ancient-mesopotamian-beliefs-in-the-afterlife/|World History]])]
+==== Ishtar Gate ====
+One of Babylon's most famous monuments was the Ishtar Gate, dedicated to the goddess Ishtar. Today, reconstructions of it can be found in Berlin and Iraq. [([[https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/mesopotamia/babylonian-monuments/|DK Find Out]])]
+==== Adultry ====
+Every young woman was expected to give herself to a stranger in a temple at least once in her life. It's not entirely clear whether it was already married women or maidens just before marriage. [([[https://medium.com/exploring-history/marriage-and-women-in-ancient-babylon-e81389d62660|Medium]])]
+==== King Nabonidus ====
+King Nabonidus took a liking to Sin, the moon god. He even converted Marduk's temples into places of worship for his divine favorite. [([[https://www.baslibrary.org/archaeology-odyssey/8/6/3|Bas Library]])]
+==== The fall of Babylon ====
+The fall of Babylon was predicted by the prophet Isaiah. [([[https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/a-prophecy-about-babylon-confirms-the-accuracy-of-the-bible|Beyond Today]])]
+==== Sennacherib ====
+In 689 BC, as a result of rebellions in the city, Sennacherib, one of Tiglath-Pileser III's successors, ordered troops to capture and sack Babylon by murdering its inhabitants and setting fire to the city. [([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sennacherib|Britannica]])]
+==== Capital of universal monarchy ====
+In 323 B.C. Alexander the Great died. He intended to make Babylon the capital of his universal monarchy. [([[https://www.ushistory.org/civ/5g.asp|US History]])]
+==== Great Whore of Babylon ====
+In the book of Revelation in the Bible, there is a symbolic figure of the Great Whore of Babylon, who was the personification of corruption, sell-out, and evil. [([[https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/ad-fontes/who-is-the-whore-of-babylon-and-why-does-it-matter/|The Gospel Coalition]])]
+==== First mention ====
+The first mention of Babylon dates back to the 23rd century BC. It is known to have housed the ensi, or administrators of a small province. [([[https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/|World History]])]
+{{tag>history culture}}

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