This site explores the history of the Babylonian Empire. Includes information on the Empire of the city of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, and the Hanging Gardens.

Test your knowledge of the Babylonian Empire with this ten question quiz.

The story of Gilgamesh addresses the eternal themes of human audacity, free will, and why people must die. Study the following summary of Gilgamesh and the Babylonian creation story. Pictures and a bibliography are included.

The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia dating back to 1772 B.C. The Code which consists of 282 laws and corresponding punishments. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site...

This is a virtual tour of Iraq's history. It covers periods from prehistory up to the time of the Ottomans, and includes Sumerian, Akkadian, Neo-Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Achaemenid and Seleucid, Parthian, Sasanian, and Islamic...

A tablet of dark brown clay, much injured, dating from the 8th or 7th century B.C. The two large concentric circles indicate the ocean, or, as it is called in the cuneiform writing between the circles, the 'Briny Flood.' Beyond the ocean...

An example of Babylonian writing.

Study the Babylonians accomplishments in astronomy. This early civilization developed a calendar and were able to predict near-future events based on the reading of the stars. Scroll through a story and engage in a challenge reinforcing...

A discussion of the number system used by the ancient Babylonians. Examples are provided for various mathematical operations based on the number 60 (our number system is based on the number ten).

This Bible Tutor site briefly describes the Babylonia and the Babylonian Exile. Includes image, map, and hyperlinked terms.

This Bible Tutor site about 539 BC briefly describes the period immediately following the Babylonian Exile.

Describes the fall of Israel and Judah to the Babylonians in 721 BC, and 586 BC. Includes map.

Get details on this ancient Babylonian Law code written in 1754 BC. This document, which coined the term "an eye for an eye," is one of the oldest, longest writings that have been discovered and transcribed.

Babylon can be credited with many achievements in science in math. This short passage describes some of these achievements and how they related to their religious beliefs. A bibliography is included for further reference.

Exhibition of various ancient seals from Babylon including "The Cyrus Cylinder", 6th c. B.C. The images can be enlarged for greater detail.

This site from Math Pages proivdes information and gives the Babylonian method for solving square root equations. The site is very intense and in-depth with good information. The material is pretty intense, however, and a background...

The progression of algebra history is covered in areas including Egyptian algebra, Babylonian algebra, Arabic algebra, to name a few.

Personal appearance of the ruler of Korsabad.

Wikipedia provides a paragraph of information on Babylonia, an ancient state in Mesopotamia. Includes hyperlinked terms.

Bringing together for the first time objects from collections all over the world, the exhibition "Babylon" sets out to reconcile history and legend. Here we are introduced to the steps in the founding of the ancient city, its influence,...

Read introductory commentary and interpretations of Hammurabi's Code, followed by the text itself. Site by Fordham University.

The University of Evansville gives a complete translation of the famous code by L.W. King.

This site provides an exploration of what may have happened to the "Lost tribes of Israel," including a modern scholar's study of a southern African tribe with possible ties to the lost tribes.

This site shows the numbers written in cuneiform It shows from one to fifty on this page with a link to a page with larger numbers. There are also fractions shown on this page.