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Die Stadt Babylon
| Article ID | ASA1287 |
Title | Die Stadt Babylon |
Description | Magnificent bird's eye view of the city of Babylon in what is now Iraq. |
| Year | ca. 1700 |
Artist | Anonymus |
Historical Description | The first mentions of Babylon was already at the end of the 3rd millennium BC. but only as an insignificant small town. It was the capital city of Babylonia, a kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia, between the 18th and 6th centuries BC. By around the 19th century BC, much of southern Mesopotamia was occupied by Amorites, nomadic tribes from the northern Levant who were Northwest Semitic speakers, unlike the native Akkadians of southern Mesopotamia and Assyria, who spoke East Semitic. The Amorites at first did not practice agriculture like more advanced Mesopotamians, preferring a semi-nomadic lifestyle, herding sheep. Over time, Amorite grain merchants rose to prominence and established their own independent dynasties in several south Mesopotamian city-states, most notably Isin, Larsa, Eshnunna, Lagash, and later, founding Babylon as a state. |
| Dimensions (cm) | 20 x 33,5 cm |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
52.50 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )