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‘Classic’ Hymn Deciphered From Ancient Babylonian Library : ScienceAlert

Last updated: July 7, 2025 6:40 am
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Rediscovering the Ancient Hymn to Babylon

Some 3,000 years ago, the city of Babylon stood as a grand metropolis in Mesopotamia, leaving behind a legacy of cuneiform tablets in the Sippar Library. These tablets hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of Babylonian society, but piecing together their fragmented texts is akin to solving the world’s hardest jigsaw puzzle.

Recently, Assyriologists Anmar Fadhil and Enrique JimĂ©nez made a groundbreaking discovery by reconstructing a 250-line hymn dedicated to Babylon. This hymn offers a vivid portrayal of the city’s splendor and sheds light on the lives of its inhabitants.

Jiménez describes the hymn as a fascinating tribute to Babylon, highlighting its architectural marvels and the life-giving waters of the Euphrates. What sets this hymn apart is its rare depiction of natural phenomena, providing a glimpse into the Babylonian worldview.

Moreover, the hymn offers insights into the role of Babylonian women, a subject shrouded in mystery. Fadhil and Jiménez emphasize the virtues of priestesses in Babylonian society, emphasizing devotion and discretion as key qualities.

Surviving fragments of the clay tablet containing the hymn
Only part of the hymn is intact on the main tablet, but the researchers could piece the rest together using copies of the text identified on other tablets. (Fadhil & Jiménez, Iraq, 2025)

Through digitization and AI technology, Fadhil and Jiménez traced the hymn across 20 tablets spanning several centuries. This process, which would have taken decades in the past, led to the discovery of additional manuscripts related to the hymn.

JimĂ©nez notes that the hymn was likely a popular educational text, copied by students as part of their schooling. Its widespread presence on clay tablets suggests it may have been a ‘classic’ piece of literature in Babylonian culture.

Here is a translated excerpt from the hymn:

“The Euphrates is her river – established by wise lord Nudimmud –

It quenches the lea, saturates the canebrake,

Disgorges its waters into lagoon and sea,

Its fields burgeon with herbs and flowers,

Its meadows, in brilliant bloom, sprout barley,

From which, gathered, sheaves are stacked,

Herds and flocks lie on verdant pastures,

Wealth and splendor – what befit mankind –

Are bestowed, multiplied, and regally granted.”

The research detailing this discovery is published in Iraq.

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