Ishtar Gate Archive

Sirrush – Powerful “Glamorous Snake” Guarded Marduk But Did This Hybrid Really Exist?

AncientPages.com | April 29, 2022

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sirrush (Mushrush, Mushrushu) is a hybrid creature depicted on the Ishtar gate in Babylon. It resembles a dragon or a griffin, and it is the

UNESCO Declares Ancient City Of Babylon A World Heritage Site

Archaeology

Ancient City Of Babylon Finally Declared A World Heritage Site By UNESCO

AncientPages.com | July 8, 2019

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – What many people think should have happened long ago, has now happened, but it's better late than never. The ancient city of Babylon

Nebuchadnezzar II – Greatest Ruler Of Ancient Babylonia And Conqueror Of Judah

AncientPages.com | January 28, 2019

David Tee - AncientPages.com - All great rulers had to have a beginning and Nebuchadnezzar II was no exception to this rule. He was born in 634 BC

Babylon’s Hard Kiln-Fired Bricks Almost Erased The City From History

Babylon’s Kiln-Fired Bricks Almost Erased The City From History

AncientPages.com | December 13, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - King Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 605 BC – c. 562 BC), the greatest ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, had no intention of letting enemies enter

Detail of Nebuchadnezzar II's cuneiform inscription on the Ishtar Gate

Civilizations

Ishtar Gate, The Eighth Gate Of The Inner City Of Babylon

AncientPages.com | September 6, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Ishtar Gate was constructed by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II circa 575 BC. City model of the main procession street (Aj-ibur-shapu) and Ishtar Gate in Babylon. Model