August 2011
100 posts
The history of plumbing in Babylonia →
theplumber.com
“To the ancient traveler on foot or camel back, the massive walled city of Babylon and its network of canals and verdant crop lands must have loomed like a mirage in the simmering heat of the Near East sun. Adding to a disbelieving eye was a 300-ft. high ziggurat or temple tower in the city’s center, surrounded on all sides by lush gardens and date palm trees that swayed upon the terraced city.”
Finally a Babylonian-themed novel!
August 29, 2011
Very few novelists invested in the rich history of Mesopotamia! The Canadian novelist D J McIntosh translates her fascination with the Babylonian culture into a trilogy. The first novel is the Witch of Babylon.
Read the novelist’s interview in the Sun Times: The Sun Times
And check out the website: The Babylon Trilogy
Mesopotamia Vocabulary and Links →
cms.fhsdschools.org
An excellent cheat-sheet
Ancient Mesopotamian marriage →
ancientmesopotamians.com
All about proposals, marriage contracts, weddings and even divorces!
