Back أسد بابل (تمثال) Arabic León de Babilonia (estatua) Spanish شیر بابل (مجسمه) Persian Lion de Babylone French பாபிலோனின் சிங்கம் Tamil Лев Вавилону (статуя) Ukrainian 巴比伦之狮 (雕像) Chinese
| Lion of Babylon | |
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| Material | Basalt |
| Height | 1 meter |
| Created | c. 1595 BC |
| Discovered | before 1818 Hillah, Babylon, Iraq |
| Discovered by | Claudius Rich or Joseph Beauchamp |
| Present location | Hillah, Babylon, Iraq |
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Lion of Babylon is a stone sculpture, over 3,600 years old, that was found in the ancient city of Babylon, Iraq. [1] Its discovery was first documented in 1817 by Claudius Rich, although it may have been seen as early as 1790 by Joseph de Beauchamp. [2]
The statue may have been commissioned by the Chaldean Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II,[3] but most experts now believe it is of Hittite origin, made during a Hittite occupation of the city.[4]
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- ^ أسـد بـابـل"The Lion of Babylon", 15 May 2019, retrieved 9 July 2023
- ^ Zeed, Adnan Abu (30 June 2016). "Prized Lion of Babylon joins list of crumbling Iraqi antiquities". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Ancient Iraq: Lion of Babylon – Google Arts & Culture". Google Cultural Institute. Retrieved 10 December 2018.