Ancient Babylonia

Babylon – Also known by many other names – Sumeria, Sumer, Akkad, etc.This is not a fun book full of stories. Here you will find tons of data – King names, City Names, dates, battles, etc. A scholarly work.“The Babylonians called each year by a separate name, which made a permanent record of its events, warlike or domestic. When a successful war took place the year was called after it. Of unsuccessful wars or defeats no mention was made. The Babylonian preferred to forget them.”- - - - - - - - - -This illustrated eBook edition of the 1913 original, has been carefully edited for errors and is as true to the original as possible. [EDB Pubs]Publisher’s note: While it is true that some old books can be found for free on the internet, the quality of most ‘free’ material is not acceptable. Here is an example of the work to be done in order to produce a readable version for the Kindle reader:Text found online:It was King Ay, Tut-ankli'Anieti’s successor, who buried our monarcli, for there, on the inner w^s of Tut'ankh*Amends tomb-chamber. Ay, as king has caused himself to be rcprcsentcct among the religious Preface BcenesJ, officiating before Tut-ankh-Amai—a scM^e unprecedented in the royal tombs of this nccropoUs*’’The same text after editing:“It was King Ay, Tut-ankh-Amen’s successor, who buried our monarch, for there, on the inner walls of Tut-ankh-Amen’s tomb-chamber, Ay, as king has caused himself to be represented among the religious scenes, officiating before Tut-ankh-Amen— a scene unprecedented in the royal tombs of this necropolis.’’ Read more