Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A significant discovery in the form of the complete text of the previously unknown “Hymn to Babylon,” was made by Dr. Enrique Jiménez, Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Literatures at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) in partnership with the University of Baghdad.
The cuneiform tablet with the newly discovered hymn to Babylon. Credit: Anmar A. Fadhil, Department of Archaeology, University of Baghdad. Courtesy of the Iraqi Museum and the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage.
The text tells its story and changes our view of Mesopotamian literature. The previously unknown hymn of praise comes from the period around 1000 BCE.
The ruins of the ancient city of Babylon are located approximately 85 kilometers south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. They are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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