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Assyro-Babylonian

[ uh-seer-oh-bab-uh-loh-nee-uhn ]

/ əˈsɪər oʊˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ən /

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adjective

of or relating to Assyria and Babylonia.

noun

the language of Assyria and Babylonia; Akkadian.

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Origin of Assyro-Babylonian

First recorded in 1825–35; Assyr(ia) + -o- + Babylonian

Words nearby Assyro-Babylonian

assurgent, Assyr., Assyria, Assyrian, Assyriology, Assyro-Babylonian, AST, stab in the back, a, astable, Astaire, Astaire, Fred

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Example sentences from the Web for Assyro-Babylonian

Of the history of the tablets in question, which are all in the Old Babylonian character, we have no information.
Sumerian Hymns|Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh
In the Accadian the order is 'woman and man,' in the Assyro-Babylonian translation, 'man and woman.'
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People|A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
The president of the college of Sora was the second in rank in the Judo-Babylonian community.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
An unimportant circumstance revealed the moral corruption of the Jewish Babylonian chiefs.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

The institutions, too, and the traditions of Babylonian-Persian Judaism showed manifest signs of decay at this time.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

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