mid-14c., from Greek version of Akkadian Bab-ilani "the gate of the gods," from bab "gate" + ilani, plural of ilu "god" (see Babel). The Old Persian form, Babiru-, shows characteristic transformation of -l- to -r- in words assimilated from Semitic.
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1. Or scrape it up off the floor in the backroom of Babylon.
或者从Babylon后巷的地板上收集一些.来自互联网
2. There they remained until Cyrus took Babylon ( 538 BC ).
他们一直留在那里,直到居留士攻占巴比伦 ( 公元前538年 ).来自英汉非文学 - 历史
3. Probably this literature was first put together in Babylon.
很可能这部文献最早是在巴比伦汇总起来的.来自英汉非文学 - 历史
4. Babylon was financially far ahead of Egypt.
巴比伦在金融方面远远领先于埃及.来自英汉非文学 - 历史
5. Felix Babylon had set himself to cater specially for Royalty.
