Babylonians
Ancient Euphrates civilization
Babylonians were the people of Babylon, an ancient city-state in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) that flourished from roughly 1900 to 500 BCE.
The term refers both to inhabitants of the city and to its broader civilization, known for advances in astronomy, mathematics, and law.
The Babylonians developed one of the earliest legal codes.
In biblical contexts, Babylonians often appear as conquerors who destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Jews.
Tigris-Euphrates river region
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
- HammurabiAncient Babylonian king-legislator
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- zigguratStepped ancient temple mound
Euphrates · Tigris · empire · city-state · dynasty · irrigation · canals · agriculture
Those who observe celestial bodies
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
- omensProphetic signs or warnings
- celestialOf the sky above
eclipses · Venus · planets · observations · calendars · astrology · horoscopes · tablets
Babylonian supreme deity
- IshtarBabylonian goddess of love
- TiamatSumerian primordial sea goddess
- Enuma ElishBabylonian cosmogonic narrative
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
temples · priests · rituals · sacrifices · offerings · idols · worship · mythology
Capitalized structure name
- exileBanishment from homeland
- captivityState of being confined
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- JudahPatriarch and namesake tribe
Daniel · Jeremiah · Ezekiel · deportation · Nebuchadnezzar · conquest · prophecy · destruction
Ancient Babylonian king-legislator
- codeSymbolic communication system
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- timekeepingMeasuring duration's passage
degrees · minutes · hours · astronomy · calendar · writing · literature · Gilgamesh
Mesopotamia
Tigris-Euphrates river region
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
- HammurabiAncient Babylonian king-legislator
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
ziggurat · Euphrates · Tigris · empire · city-state · dynasty · irrigation · canals · agriculture · urbanization
stargazers
Those who observe celestial bodies
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
- omensProphetic signs or warnings
celestial · eclipses · Venus · planets · observations · calendars · astrology · horoscopes · tablets · divination
Marduk
Babylonian supreme deity
- IshtarBabylonian goddess of love
- TiamatSumerian primordial sea goddess
- Enuma ElishBabylonian cosmogonic narrative
pantheon · temples · priests · rituals · sacrifices · offerings · idols · worship · mythology · demons
Tower
Capitalized structure name
Judah · Daniel · Jeremiah · Ezekiel · deportation · Nebuchadnezzar · conquest · prophecy · destruction · temple
Hammurabi
Ancient Babylonian king-legislator
- codeSymbolic communication system
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
timekeeping · degrees · minutes · hours · astronomy · calendar · writing · literature · Gilgamesh · medicine
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- historical peoplesAztecs, Celts, Egyptians, Gauls, Goths
- Lost CivilizationsAtlantis, Pompeii, Troy, Mycenae, Knossos
- Bronze Agebronze swords, bronze, bronze tools, bronze jewelry, bronze dagger
- MesopotamiaSumer, Tigris, Mesopotamia, Euphrates, cuneiform
BabyloniansIsraelites
Ancient Hebrew people
Hebrews · Jews · exiles · Judeans · people of God
- Babylonian captivityJudean deportation to Mesopotamia
- Babylonian mathematicsAncient Iraqi number science
- Babylonian EmpireAncient Iraqi kingdom, twice-dominant
- Babylonian astronomyAncient Mesopotamian study of heavens
- Babylonian exileJudean deportation to Mesopotamia