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1 day ago · The history of worship of Marduk is intimately tied to the history of Babylon itself and as Babylon's power increased, so did the position of Marduk relative to that of other Mesopotamian gods. By the end of the second millennium BC, Marduk was sometimes just referred to as Bêl, meaning "lord". In Mesopotamian religion, Marduk was a creator god
1 day ago · During the 2nd millennium BC, Ancient Egyptian texts use the term "Canaan" to refer to an Egyptian-ruled colony, whose boundaries generally corroborate the definition of Canaan found in the Hebrew Bible, bounded to the west by the Mediterranean Sea, to the north in the vicinity of Hamath in Syria, to the east by the Jordan Valley, and to the ...
1 day ago · The so-called Ur III Sumerian King List ( USKL ), on a clay tablet possibly found in Adab, is the only known version of the SKL that predates the Old Babylonian period. The colophon of this text mentions that it was copied during the reign of Shulgi (2084–2037 BC), the second king of the Ur III dynasty.
5 days ago · The early history of Iran may be divided into three phases: (1) the prehistoric period, beginning with the earliest evidence of humans on the Iranian plateau (c. 100,000 bc) and ending roughly at the start of the 1st millennium bc, (2) the protohistoric period, covering approximately the first half of the 1st millennium bc, and (3) the period ...
3 days ago · Between the Temple Mount and the Old City of David in Jerusalem is the section known as the Ophel. It was there that archaeologist Eilat Mazar found an inscription dated to the 10th century B.C. (Solomon’s reign was from c. 970 to c. 931 B.C.). It has now been determined that the language was an ancient South Arabian script (Sabaean).
5 days ago · In Social Posts. More about BCE Terminology. BCE Synonyms. Other Meanings of BCE. Frequently Asked Questions. BCE Meaning. What Does BCE Stand For? BCE stands for “ Before Common Era .” It is a year notation used alongside CE (Common Era) to date events, years, and centuries.
2 days ago · Bronze Age, third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, following the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods (Old Stone Age and New Stone Age, respectively). The term also denotes the first period in which metal was used.
