Babylon Collection (page 3)

Hall in an Assyrian palace. Reconstruction, 1849. Creator: Layard, Sir Austen Henry (1817-1894)
Hall in an Assyrian palace. Reconstruction (From "The Nineveh Court in the Crystal Palace" by Austen Henry Layard), 1849. Private Collection

Cuneiform tablet with Gilgamesh Flood Epic, Babylonian, Southern Iraq (displayed at the British Museum)
536607 Cuneiform tablet with Gilgamesh Flood Epic, Babylonian, Southern Iraq (displayed at the British Museum) 17th century BC (object); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Walls of Babylon, published 1610. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
The Walls of Babylon, published 1610. From The Seven Wonders of the World, pl. 4

Illustration for the "Turris Babel" by Athanasius Kircher, 1679. Creator: Decker, Coenraet (1650-1685)
Illustration for the "Turris Babel" by Athanasius Kircher, 1679. Found in the collection of the University Library Heidelberg

Babylon from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 9 from Woodcuts... 1929
Babylon from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 9 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1496, portfolio assembled 1929

Babylonian stone carved duck, ca 2000 BCE. Creator: Assyrian Art
Babylonian stone carved duck, ca 2000 BCE. Private Collection

Assyrian army crosses a river, 885-860 BC. Creator: Assyrian Art
Assyrian army crosses a river, 885-860 BC. Found in the Collection of the British Museum

Judgment of God on Sin in the form of the Whore of Babylon, with angels above and dragons and demons below in hell. Handcoloured etching drawn

Supposedly ruins of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 6th century BC
LRI4732396 Supposedly ruins of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 6th century BC by Babylonian, (6th century BC); Babylon, Iraq; (add.info.: Mesopotamia)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq. Part of the Southern Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II built in the 6th century BC, these ruins are speculated to be the remains of the famous Hanging Gardens that he

Winged genie. Detail of a relief from the palace of Assyrian king Sargon II, 722-705 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Winged genie. Detail of a relief from the palace of Assyrian king Sargon II, 722-705 BC. Found in the collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Bride of Belus (La fiancee de Belus), 1885. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

The Archers frieze from Darius I palace at Susa, c. 510-c. 500 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
The Archers frieze from Darius I palace at Susa, c. 510-c. 500 BC. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Daniel in the Lions Den. Daniel, one of four great Hebrew prophets, cast into the Lions den by Nebuchadnezzar (Nebuchadrezzar), king of Babylon

History of Writing ('Zur Geschichte der Schrift')
3785329 History of Writing ('Zur Geschichte der Schrift'); (add.info.: History of Writing ('Zur Geschichte der Schrift') - ideographic writing. From engraving published 1892

Babylonian and Assyrian headdresses and footwear (print)
7419858 Babylonian and Assyrian headdresses and footwear (print) by Hottenroth, Friedrich (b.1840) (after); (add.info.: Ornaments, headdresses and footwear of the Babylonians and Assyrians)

Map of Mesopotamia
3779671 Map of Mesopotamia; (add.info.: Map of Mesopotamia, Babylon, Syria and Assyria from late 18th century.); Lebrecht History

Funtimes In Babylon
Laura Mexia

Jews of Mesopotamia, 1893 (engraving)
JAB702661 Jews of Mesopotamia, 1893 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Costume of Nabuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in the opera of Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
GIA4764238 Costume of Nabuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in the opera of Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), " Nabucco" first called " Nabucodonosor". Musee de la Scala, 1854

Entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 540BC
The triumphal entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 29 October 540BC. Solenne Pompa di Ciro in Babilonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after the painting by Angelo

Male costumes of the ancient Armenians of Babylon. Soldiers with bow and arrow, spear and whip. Armeni Babilonesi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios

The Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
he Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ascending tiered gardens in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq

The summer palace of Saddam Hussein, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Relief with two figures of Ashurnasirpal, winged mythological beings and the god Ashur, before the Tree of Life, 885-860 BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Ishtar, Queen of Night, 19th century BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Ishtar, Queen of Night, 19th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Ashurbanipal at the Battle of Til-Tuba, 650-620 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Ashurbanipal at the Battle of Til-Tuba, 650-620 BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Esther, 19th century. Artist: Hermann Anschutz
Esther, 19th century. Esther (born Hadassah), was a woman in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus and the heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther which is named after her

Moulded bricks from the Ishtar Gate showing lions and mushrushu, 7th century BC
Moulded bricks from the Ishtar Gate from Babylon, erected in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, showing lions and mushrushu, from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, 7th century BC

Processional Way from Babylon, Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany

Babylonian priest and king
High priest and king of ancient Babylon. Antique hand-colored print

Gate of Ishtar, Babylon, Iraq, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

DANIEL AT THE FEAST
Mysterious graffiti appear on the wall when Belshazzar, last king of Babylon, is feasting, Daniel tells him, rightly, that they spell doom for him : the king dies that night

Isaiah sees Babylon destroyed in a dream, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665396 Isaiah sees Babylon destroyed in a dream, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Isaiah sees Babylon destroyed in a dream)

Piedra gloriosa o of the statue of Nebuchadnezzar, 1655 (Etching)
7393361 Piedra gloriosa o of the statue of Nebuchadnezzar, 1655 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 10, 1 x 7 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble

The statue of Nebuchadnezzar (Piedra Gloriosa), 1655 (Etching)
7393362 The statue of Nebuchadnezzar (Piedra Gloriosa), 1655 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 10, 1 x 7 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry)
CUL4926066 Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry) by Bataille, Nicolas (fl. 1363-1400); 163x239 cm; Chateau d'Angers

Representation of the construction of the Tower of Babel a Babylon Miniature from " Chronique dit de la
JLJ4599229 Representation of the construction of the Tower of Babel a Babylon Miniature from " Chronique dit de la Bouquechardiere par Jean de Courcy" by the Master of the Echevinage of

Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry)
CUL4925969 Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry) by Bataille, Nicolas (fl. 1363-1400); 152x226 cm; Chateau d'Angers

King Nimrud (or Nimrod, Nemrod), founder and king of the first empire founded after the deluge
LRI4668335 King Nimrud (or Nimrod, Nemrod), founder and king of the first empire founded after the deluge, oversees the construction of the city of Babel (Babylon) On the right

King Nimrud (or Nimrod, Nemrod), founder and king of the first empire founded after the deluge
LRI4668328 King Nimrud (or Nimrod, Nemrod), founder and king of the first empire founded after the deluge, oversees the construction of the city of Babel (Babylon)

The Babel of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon, ca 580 B. C. Reconstruction, Historical
7279949 The Babel of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon, ca 580 B. C. Reconstruction, Historical by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Babel of Nebuchadrezzar)

Daniel in the lions den, chromolithograph, published ca. 1880
Daniel in the lions den (Daniel 6, 1 - 25). Chromolithograph after a drawing (1860) by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (German painter, 1794 - 1872), published ca. 1880

Les trois jeunes gens dans la fournaise : en chatiment de leur refus de se prosterner devant l idole d or
FIA5386848 Les trois jeunes gens dans la fournaise : en chatiment de leur refus de se prosterner devant l idole d or, Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone

The Construction of the Tower of Babel, or Nimrod talking with Architects (oil on canvas)
IND54411 The Construction of the Tower of Babel, or Nimrod talking with Architects (oil on canvas) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

Sacrificing to Bel, frontispiece from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916 (colour litho)
STC323928 Sacrificing to Bel, frontispiece from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916 (colour litho) by Paul

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"Babylon: A Timeless Tale of Grandeur and Mystery" Step into the enchanting world of Babylon, a city that has captivated imaginations for centuries. From the awe-inspiring Hanging Gardens to the majestic Ishtar Gate, this ancient metropolis holds secrets waiting to be unraveled. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, were a testament to human ingenuity and beauty. Imagine strolling through lush greenery cascading from towering terraces, creating an oasis in the heart of a bustling city. At Berlin's Pergamon Museum, you can catch a glimpse of history with the Ishtar Gate from Babylon. Its vibrant blue glazed bricks adorned with mythical creatures transport you back to an era when artistry knew no bounds. Legend intertwines with reality as we recall Daniel and Belshazzar's tale within these walls. The prophetic visions and mysterious writings have fascinated scholars throughout time, leaving us pondering their significance even today. Babylon's lion roared proudly along its Processional Way, symbolizing power and majesty. This magnificent creature decorated this grand avenue where kings paraded during religious ceremonies—a sight that must have left spectators in awe. As depicted by John Martin's masterpiece "The Fall of Babylon, " we witness destruction amidst chaos—an epic scene capturing both tragedy and triumph. The artist skillfully portrays the downfall of this once-mighty empire while reminding us that all great civilizations eventually face their demise. Delve deeper into history through artifacts like Cyrus the Great's Cylinder—its Akkadian cuneiform script revealing tales long forgotten. These relics offer glimpses into everyday life in ancient Babylonia—the customs, beliefs, and achievements etched onto clay tablets for eternity. A chronological chart brings together visions from Daniel and John—two prophets who transcended time itself. Their prophecies continue to intrigue scholars seeking meaning behind cryptic symbols and divine messages.