![]() ![]() SUN worship came into prominence in its most fully developed form during the obscure period which followed the decline of the Dynasty of Isin. Rise of the Sun God-Amorites and Elamites struggle for Ascendancy-The Conquering Ancestors of Hammurabi-Sumerian Cities Destroyed-Widespread Race Movements-Phœnician Migration from Persian Gulf-Wanderings of Abraham and Lot-Biblical References to Hittites and Amorites-Battles of Four Kings with Five-Amraphel, Arioch, and Tidal-Hammurabi's Brilliant Reign-Elamite Power Stamped Out-Babylon's Great General and Statesman-The Growth of Commerce, Agriculture, and Education-An Ancient School-Business and Private Correspondence-A Love Letter-Postal System-Hammurabi's Successors-The Earliest Kassites-The Sealand Dynasty-Hittite Raid on Babylon and Hyksos Invasion of Egypt. 240 CHAPTER XI The Golden Age of Babylonia ![]() Myths of Babylonia and Assyria, by Donald A. Sacred Texts Ancient Near East Index Previous Next Myths of Babylonia and Assyria: Chapter XI.
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