Glazed bricks depicting a Persian archer, dating back to around 510 BCE, from the city of Susa in the Achaemenid Empire. This glazed brick bas-relief style was perfected in Babylon, and even the Foundation Charter of the Susa palace states that the baked bricks at the palace were the work of the Babylonians. Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Photo by Babylon Chronicle
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Babylonian out of office message: my sincerest apologies my wife is giving birth. I will process your clay tablet after lunch
Egyptian out of office message: unfortunately I am out of the temple on pilgrimage to Thebes. Your email will not be forwarded. I will respond to your query after the Nile floods have concluded
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The Confusion of Tongues (The Tower of Babel) by Gustave Doré
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Babylon (2022) dir. Damien Chazelle
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It's building: my modest collection of unusual vintage architecture.
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