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nounan ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)part of:
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- anu Babylonian god of the sky; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea
- bel Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
- ishtar Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
- hammurabi Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
- nebo Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools
- nabu Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools
- kishar Babylonian consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the lower world'
- hammurapi Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
- antum Babylonian consort of Anu
- ningirsu Babylonian god in older pantheon: god of war and agriculture