Babel

Japanese: Babel
Babel

…An ancient city in Mesopotamia, located in central Iraq, 90 km south of Baghdad, straddling both banks of the Euphrates River. Its ancient name comes from the Akkadian word Bab.ilim, meaning "gate of the gods," and is written as Babel in the Bible. Its patron deity was Marduk.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Babel" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イラク中部,バグダードの南90kmのユーフラテス川両岸にまたがるメソポタミアの古代都市。古代名は〈神の門〉を意味するアッカド語のバビリムBab.ilimに由来し,聖書ではバベルBabelと記されている。守護神はマルドゥク。…

※「Babel」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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