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Ancient Babylonia - http://www.bible-history.com/babylonia/
History through the different periods, literature, religions, law and justice, economy and social structure, science, archaeology, maps, and timeline.

Astronomical Diaries - http://www.livius.org/di-dn/diaries/astronomical_diaries.html
A collection of Babylonian texts in which astronomical observations and political events were recorded.

Babylonia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia
The history of a state in the south part of Mesopotamia, combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad.

Babylonia - http://www.livius.org/ba-bd/babylon/babylonia.html
Article describing the country, language, religion, and culture.

Babylonian Clay Tablets - http://www.valdosta.edu/library/find/arch/online_exhibits/babylonian/babylonian.htm
Artifacts acquired in 1918 by Dr. Richard Holmes Powell, first president of South Georgia State Normal College (now Valdosta State University), includes gallery.

Chronicle of Early Kings - http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/chronicles/abc20/kings.html
A translated listing with information.

Hammurabi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi
A brief account of the sixth king of Babylon.

Hammurabi's Code of Laws - http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm
Full text as translated.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/babylon.html - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/babylon.html
Brief history with images and resources.

Law Code of Hammurabi - http://www.interfaith.org/ancient/mesopotamia/law-code-of-hammurabi/
Includes the preamble, all codes, and an epilogue.

Letter of Pabi, Prince of Lachish, to Akhnaton, King of Kemet - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/1350lachish.html
Writing in clay addressed to the king of Egypt, c. 1350 B.C.E.

Map of Nippur - http://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/Nippur.html
A drawing based on a map of the ancient city made about 1500 B.C.

Ruin of Esagila Chronicle - http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/chronicles/bchp-ruin_esagila/ruin_esagila_01.html
Translated text that describes how a Seleucid crown prince (probably Antiochus, the son of king Seleucus Nicator) fell during a sacrifice on the ruin of Esagila.

Some Neo-Babylonian Legal Decisions - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/neo-babylonian-legaldecisions.html
Past court cases, c. 555-427 B.C.E.

The Avalon Project : The Code of Hammurabi - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/hammenu.asp
Provides an introduction, an essay, and a translation.

The Babylonian Calendar - http://www.livius.org/caa-can/calendar/calendar_babylonian.html
The names of the Babylonian month and two calendars that were inspired by the example.

The Code of Hammurabi - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/hammurabi.html
Excerpt of laws from the sixth king of the Amorite Dynasty of Old Babylon.

The Dynastic Chronicle - http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/chronicles/abc18/dynastic1.html
A king list written on six columns.

The Early Years of Nebuchadnezzar II - http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/chronicles/abc5/jerusalem.html
Translated text that contains the reference to the capture of Jerusalem in 597 B.C.E.

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World - http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17150
The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi.

The Weidner Chronicle - http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/chronicles/abc19/weidner.html
Translated piece of propaganda in the form of a letter.

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