A massive basalt statue of a lion standing over a man, found at Babylon in the 19th century and now the city’s emblem.
Many attribute it to the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, though its date is still debated.
Photos: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 | Hamody al-iraqi · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Lion of Babylon
أسد بابل
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