Babylonia

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carving of Hammurabi

Babylonia and Assyria

Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history

The number 258,458 expressed in the sexagesimal (base 60) system of the Babylonians and in cuneiform.

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Babylonia: Media

ancient region, Mesopotamia

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carving of Hammurabi

carving of Hammurabi

Stone carving showing Hammurabi, the king of Babylon, standing before a god.

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Babylonia and Assyria

Babylonia and Assyria

The earliest cities for which there exist records appeared around the mouths of the...

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Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history

Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history

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The number 258,458 expressed in the sexagesimal (base 60) system of the Babylonians and in cuneiform.

The number 258,458 expressed in the sexagesimal (base 60) system of the Babylonians...

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