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Old Babylonian — may refer to: the period of the First Babylonian Dynasty (20th to 16th centuries BC) the historical stage of the Akkadian language of that time See also Old Assyrian (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the… … Wikipedia
OLD BABYLONIAN — Linguistic term to classify the language of Akkadian documents written during the Old Babylonian period … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
Old Babylonian oracle — Fertile Crescent myth series Mesopotamian … Wikipedia
OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD — (C. 2000–1600 B.C.) On the basis of linguistic rather than historical criteria, this period begins with the fall of the Third Dynasty of Ur, when documents began to be written again in Akkadian, until the end of the First Dynasty of Babylon.… … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
Old Babylonian period — A term often used by modern scholars to denote the era of ancient Mesopotamia lasting from about 2000 to 1600 b.c., directly following the decline of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The period was highlighted by a shift in political power from… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
old babylonian — noun Usage: capitalized O&B : the dialect of Akkadian used in Babylonia from 2000 B.C. to 1500 B.C … Useful english dictionary
Babylonian mathematics — refers to any mathematics of the peoples of Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq), from the days of the early Sumerians to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC. In contrast to the scarcity of sources in Egyptian mathematics, our knowledge of Babylonian mathematics … Wikipedia
Old Persian language — Old Persian Spoken in Ancient Iran Era Ancestor of Middle Persian Language family Indo European Indo Iranian … Wikipedia
Babylonian astronomy — According to Asger Aaboe, the origins of Western astronomy can be found in Mesopotamia, and all Western efforts in the exact sciences are descendants in direct line from the work of the late Babylonian astronomers.[1] Our knowledge of Sumerian… … Wikipedia
Babylonian astrology — In Babylonia as well as in Assyria as a direct offshoot of Babylonian culture (or as we might also term it Euphratean culture), astrology takes its place in theofficial cult as one of the two chief means at the disposal of the priests (who were… … Wikipedia
