Babylonia
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Babylonia was an ancient state in Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. Its capital was Babylon. The earliest mention of Babylon can be found in a tablet of the reign of Sargon of Akkad, dating back to around 2400 BC.
See also: Babylonia and Assyria, Babylonian law, Babylonian literature and science, Chronology of Babylonia and Assyria
External link
- The History of the Ancient Near East: http://ancientneareast.tripod.com/Old_Kingdom_of_Babylonia.html
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Babylonia" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia July 26, 2003
