Babylon
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Ryan Horne, Rune Rattenborg
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History
The ancient city of Babylon began as an Akkadian city-state founded by Amorites in 1894 B.C. The city was also the seat of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 608 to 539 B.C.
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https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/893951
32.53729695, 44.42497815
- Representative Locations:
- CIGS location of Bābīl (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location of آثار بابل (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Babil (750 BC - AD 640)
- Babylon (Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Βαβυλών (Babylon: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Bābili (Akkadian, 1600 BC - 100 BC)
- Bābilim (Akkadian, 2000 BC - 1600 BC)
- بابيل (Bābīl: Arabic, unspecified date range)
- Eridu (Sumerian, 720 BC - 100 BC)
- Ka-dingirra (Sumerian, 720 BC - 100 BC)
- Šuanna (Akkadian, 720 BC - 100 BC)
- Babylon connection Euphrates (river) (unspecified date range)
- Babylon part of (administrative) Seleucid Empire (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Adad Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Ay-ibūr-šabû part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 100 BC)
- Bāb-Lugalerra part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 30 BC)
- Eandasaya part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eastern Outer Wall of Babylon part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
- Ebursasa part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Edikukalama part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Edurkuga part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Egišhurankia part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ehilikalamma part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ehursagtilla part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekadima part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekagula part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekarzagina located at Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekitušgarza part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekitušgirzal part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekišnugal part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 30 BC)
- Emah part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Emašdari located at Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Emekiliburur part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Emesikila part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Emeurur part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Enamhe part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Enamtila part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Eniggidrukalamasuma connection Babylon (720 BC - 330 BC)
- Eniggidrukalamasuma located at Babylon (720 BC - 330 BC)
- Enlil Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Enunmah part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eridu part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 330 BC)
- Esabad part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
- Esag part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Esagila located at Babylon (2000 BC - 330 BC)
- Esiskur located near Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Etemenanki located at Babylon (720 BC - 330 BC)
- Eurguba part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eurunanam part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ešasurra part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ešiddukišara part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eʾesirkalama part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eʾešmah part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Giššu Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
- Greek Theater located at Babylon (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Imgur-Enlil bounds Babylon (1600 BC - 540 BC)
- Ištar Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 540 BC)
- Ka-dingirra part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- King's Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Kullab part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Kumar part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
- Lagaba located near Babylon (1600 BC - 1000 BC)
- Madānu Canal Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
urban area, settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- BAtlas 91 F5 Babylon
- BTTo
- George 1992
- Iraq Significant Sites 007. Babil (ancient: Babylon)
- Koldewey 1911
- Koldewey 1914
- Koldewey and Wetzel 1931
- Koldewey et al. 1990
- New Pauly Babylon
- Pedersén 2021
- RIBo
- RLAss
- ToposText Babylon (Iraq)
- WHL 278: Bablyon
- Wikipedia (English) Babylon
- Wikipedia (German) Babylon
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 F5 Babylon
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tell Amran
Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site on 5 July 2019.
M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Ryan Horne, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Babylon: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/893951> [accessed: 25 April 2025]
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