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Babylon revisited: archaeology and philology in harness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

A. R. George
A. R. George*
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Department of the Near and Middle East, School of Oriental and African studies, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, England
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The recent publication of cuneiform texts relating to Babylon allows a reassessment of the city's topography, and sheds light on the remains discovered by Robert Koldewey and more recent excavators. A comparison of the archaeological and documentary evidence relating to selected structures of the city provides examples of the ways in which archaeology and philology can successfully complement each other.

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Antiquity , Volume 67 , Issue 257 , December 1993 , pp. 734 - 746
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1993

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