Assyro-Babylonian
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Assyro-Babylonian
First recorded in 1825–35; Assyr(ia) + -o- + Babylonian
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Whether this be the true explanation or not, certain it is that the female principle played an important part in the religious thinking of the Assyro-Babylonian peoples.
From Oriental Women by Edward Bagby Pollard
In Assyro-Babylonian this would probably be read Bêlit-nêši, a name meaning “the lady of the lions.”
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches
The Tel-el-Amarna tablets show that Assyro-Babylonian literature was known and studied in Egypt, and this would account for the word being introduced into Egyptian.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches
Moreover, we should expect to find traces of this family idea in the later phases of the Assyro-Babylonian pantheon.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
The only sources of information on the subject are the few references to dress in the Old Testament and the few Jewish figures found among the Egyptian, Assyro-Babylonian, and Persian carvings.
From The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children by Elizabeth Erwin Miller Lobingier
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