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 associated with the Babylonian god Ishtar. It features glazed brick relief images of dragons and bulls on a background of blue enamelled tiles.', copy:'(Image © Corel)'});)
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Capital of ancient Babylonia, on the bank of the lower Euphrates River. The site is now in Iraq, 88 km/55 mi south of Baghdad and 8 km/5 mi north of Hillah,
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