Lion of Babylon

date debated · Babylon

A basalt lion standing over a man, one of the few large pieces still in its original place today.

Date

date debated

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

The Lion of Babylon

Where it is today

At the site of Babylon

Related pieces

• 
  c. 1900–1600 BC

  Old Babylonian tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh

• 
  c. 1800 BC

  Sumerian King List (Weld-Blundell Prism)

• 
  c. 621 BC

  Cuneiform tablet: account of commodity disbursements to prebendaries, Ebabbar archive

• 
  c. 2000–1750 BC

  Nude standing female

• 
  c. 2003–1595 BC

  Symbol of the god Nergal

• 
  12th century BC

  Kudurru of King Melishipak

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