2.2 Babylonian History
MS in Neo Babylonian on black stone, Babylon, 604-562 BC, stele with rounded top: carving of the Tower of Babel from a front view with the standing figure of Nebuchadnezzar II with his royal conical hat, holding a staff in his left hand and a scroll with the rebuilding plans of the Tower.
MS in Akkadian on clay, Carchemish, Syria, 1250-1240 BC, in cuneiform script with seal impression rolled across the whole of the tablet, showing the deity Sharruma advancing left, holding a double axe and a sceptre.
MS in Old Babylonian on clay, Zabala, Babylonia, 1792-1750 BC, 1 brick, 13x29x9 cm, originally ca. 33x29x9 cm, 9 columns, (7x16 cm) in cuneiform script.
MS in Old Babylonian with a few names in Sumerian on clay, Isin, Babylonia, 1813 or 1812 BC, 1 tablet, 5,6x3,9x2,0 cm, 21 lines in Old Babylonian cuneiform script.
- ADVANCED MANUSCRIPT SEARCH
- 1. Bible
- 2. History
- 3. Literature
- 4. Palaeography
- 4.1 Early Writing
- 4.2 Greek Book Scripts
- 4.3 Latin Book Scripts
- 4.3.1 Roman Scripts
- 4.3.2 National or Relgional Scripts
- 4.3.3 Carolingian Minuscule
- 4.3.4 Romanesque
- 4.3.5 Gothic
- 4.3.6 Italian & Humanistic
- 4.3.7 East European
- 4.4 Latin Documentary Scripts
- 4.5 Greek & Other
- 4.6 Aramaic, Hebrew & Syriac
- 4.6.1 Proto-Canaanite / Early Phoenician
- 4.6.2 Aramaic
- 4.6.3 Jewish Aramaic
- 4.6.4 Hasmonean Hebrew
- 4.6.5 Herodian Hebrew
- 4.6.6 Hebrew Square
- 4.6.7 Semi-Cursive Hebrew
- 4.6.8 Rabbinic Cursive
- 4.6.9 Samaritan
- 4.6.10 Syriac Estrangela
- 4.6.11 Syriac Sertâ
- 4.6.12 Syriac Rabbinic
- 4.6.13 Christian Palestinian Aramaic / Palestinian Syriac
- 4.6.14 Mandaic
- 4.6.15 Manichaean
- 4.6.16 Angelic Script
- 4.7 Arabic
- 4.8 Native American
- 5. Patristic Literature
- 6. Liturgy
- 7. Music
- MUSIC NOTATION
- 7.1 Sumerian Music
- 7.2 Babylonian Cuneiform
- 7.3 Ancient Greek
- 7.4 Byzatine Notation
- 7.5 Metz (Messine)
- 7.6 North French
- 7.7 Aquitanian Neumes
- 7.8 Palaeo-Frankish (St Amand)
- 7.9 St Gallen Neumes
- 7.10 Toscana Neumes
- 7.11 Bologna Neumes
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- 7.13 Catalan Neumes
- 7.14 Cistercian Neumes
- 7.15 English Neumes
- 7.16 Metz-Gerrman Gothic
- 7.17 Hufnagel / German Gothic
- 7.18 'Tête de Marteau' Notation
- 7.19 Square Notation
- 7.20 Praha Notation
- 7.21 Estergom Notation
- 7.22 Wroclaw Notation
- 7.23 Mensural Notation
- 7.24 Tablature Notation
- 7.25 Old Russian Neumes
- 7.26 Osmanic Letter Notation
- 7.27 Vedic Numeric Hand
- 7.28 Koto Notation
- 7.29 Chinese Gongchi
- 7.30 Graphic Notation
- 7.31 Virtual Notation
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- 7.32 Renaissance Music
- 7.33 Baroque Music
- 7.34 Classical Period
- 7.35 Romanticism
- 7.36 Modern to 1950
- 7.37 Contemporary
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- 18. Nordic Countries
- 18.1 Norway
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- 23. Religions
- 24. Smaller Collections
- 24.1 Architecture
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- 24.16 Wine & Beer
- 24.17 Women Authors
- 24.18 Miscellaneous