Babylonian Section
Vol. XVII / No. 4
By: Leon Legrain
The Tragic History Of Ibi-Sin, King Of Ur
During the last two seasons at Ur, and especially during the recent campaign, the Joint Expedition of the Museum of […]
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Vol. XIV / No. 4
By: Leon Legrain
King Nabonidus and the Great Walls of Babylon
THE extension of the walls of the great city of Babylon after King Nabuchadnezzar is a vexed question, which may […]
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Vol. XIV / No. 4
By: Leon Legrain
The Golden Boats of Marduk and Nabu in Babylon
Cylinder of Nebuchadnezzar.Museum Object Number: B9 One of the finest and for several reasons a unique document of Nebuchadnezzar, king […]
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Vol. XIV / No. 3
By: Leon Legrain
The Inscriptions of the Kings of Agade: The Missing Fragment of the Nippur Tablet. CBS. 13972
ABOUT B. c. 2600, a scribe of the temple of Enlil at Nippur who had the training of an historian, […]
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Vol. XIV / No. 2
By: Leon Legrain
Some Seals of the Babylonian Collections
The seals and seal impressions are the real jewels of the Babylonian Collections of the Museum. Up to the present […]
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Vol. XIII / No. 1
By: Leon Legrain
Five Royal Seal Cylinders
I The Oldest Dated Royal Seal. The Seal of Basha-Enzu, B. C. 2900. ART and history are interested in this […]
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Vol. XII / No. 1
By: Leon Legrain
A New Fragment of Chronology
THE DYNASTY OF AGADE. At a few months interval, our material for reconstructing the early Sumerian chronology has been increased […]
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Vol. XI / No. 4
By: Leon Legrain
Reconstructing Ancient History
I Portrait of a King Who Reigned 4130 Years Ago Ibi-Sin, the last king of Ur, began to reign in […]
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Vol. XI / No. 3
By: Leon Legrain
Nippur’s Gold Treasure
As the goddess of love Ishtar descended into Hades in quest of her youthful lover Tammuz, she had to divest […]
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Vol. XI / No. 3
By: V. Scheil
The Oldest Written Code
In a volume of SELECTED SUMERIAN AND BABYLONIAN TEXTS published by the University Museum, Henry Frederick Lutz has carefully copied, […]
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