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Ezakiel Tomb In Iraq

Posted January 9th, 2011 at 03:19 PM by Iraq Bruin
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Ezekiel's Tomb in Iraq

Beside one of the rivers of Babylon, Iraqi archeologists are digging into the past of the Prophet Ezekiel's reputed burial site, even as clerics and government officials draw up plans for its future.

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The Babylonian Captivity - Tel Abib

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According to the Scriptures the captives of Judah were deported to a place called Tel-abib in the land of Babylon. The name means "mound of the deluge" because it was flooded
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A culture of Mathematics

Posted November 23rd, 2010 at 12:31 PM by Iraq Bruin
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An Exhibition That Gets to the (Square) Root of Sumerian Math - NYTimes.com

A Culture of Mathematics - Slide Show - NYTimes.com

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Sumerian math was a sexagesimal system, meaning it was based on the number 60. The system “is striking for its originality and simplicity,” the mathematician Duncan J. Melville of St. Lawrence University, in Canton, N.Y., said at a symposium observing the opening of the exhibition.
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The system was later adopted by Babylonian
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