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The Old Babylonian Empire, or First Babylonian Empire, is dated to c. 1894–1595 BC, and comes after the end of Sumerian power with the destruction of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and the subsequent Isin-Larsa period.
In history of Mesopotamia: The Old Babylonian empire Hammurabi ( c. 1792– c. 1750 bce ) is surely the most impressive and by now the best-known figure of the ancient Middle East of the first half of the 2nd millennium bce .
Babylonia, ancient cultural region occupying southeastern Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern southern Iraq from around Baghdad to the Persian Gulf). The king largely responsible for Babylonia’s rise to power was Hammurabi (reigned c. 1792–1750 BCE).
Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern-day Iraq 59 miles (94 km) southwest of Baghdad. The name is derived from bav-il or bav-ilim, which in Akkadian meant "Gate of God" (or "Gate of the Gods"), given as Babylon in Greek.
Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity. It was the capital of southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from the early 2nd millennium to the early 1st millennium BCE and capital of the Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) empire in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE, when it was at the height of its splendor.
Babylonia, named for its capital city of Babylon, was an ancient state in Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. The earliest mention of Babylon can be found in a tablet of the reign of Sargon of Akkad, dating back to the twenty-third century B.C.E.
Babylon, largest city of the Babylonian Empire and located in modern‑day Iraq, was famed for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Ishtar Gate and Tower of Babel.
The Babylonian Empire was the most powerful state in the ancient world after the fall of the Assyrian empire (612 BCE). Its capital Babylon was beautifully adorned by king Nebuchadnezzar, who erected several famous buildings.
Babylon was founded more than 4,000 years ago, around 2300 BCE. It was originally a small port town. Its early inhabitants were the ancient Akkadian-speaking people of southern Mesopotamia. In 1894 BCE, the city became the center of a small kingdom ruled by the Amorite Sumuabum.
‘The Old Babylonian period’ concentrates on Hammurabi’s dynasty, which belonged to one of the most powerful and widespread ethnic groups in the Near East: the Amorites.