Scholars have found a 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn praising the city, its citizens, and deity Marduk, with the help of A.I.

Researchers used AI to decode a Babylonian text lost for 1,000 years, revealing new details about life and culture in ancient ...

Propaganda was perhaps less subtle three millennia ago: it’s doubtful a modern singer would describe their nation’s laws as ...

A 2,000-year-old Babylonian hymn pieced together with AI reveals rare details about ancient life, women’s roles, and the beauty of Babylon.

More information: Anmar A. Fadhil et al, Literary Texts From The Sippar Library V: A Hymn In Praise Of Babylon And The Babylonians, Iraq (2025). DOI: 10.1017/irq.2024.23 ...

The rediscovered lines also give rare voice to Babylon’s women, especially its priestesses. It describes them as devout and ...

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"Using our AI-supported platform, we managed to identify 30 other manuscripts that belong to the rediscovered hymn - a ...

The text was a description of an unknown hymn that praised Marduk, the Esagil, Babylon, and the Babylonians, hinting at the ancient people’s lives.

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Researchers from LMU Munich and the University of Baghdad have used AI to reconstruct a Babylonian poem that had been lost for over 2,000 years. Named the Hymn of Babylon, the text—which praises ...