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Line 17: − + − + − It must be noted that in Babylonia the folk-etymology knew the place as ''Bâb-îli'' (''-îlāni''), “gate of god” or “of the gods”; sharing the same meaning as the Sumero-Akkadian form ''Ka-dingira''. It is however noteworthy, that one of the forms used by [[Nebuchadrezzar II]] is ''Babilam'', which manifests the above the the classic Babylonian linguistic mimmation of placing an 'm' sound at the end of words. Moreover, a place-name ''Babalam'' also occurs, which may be a still earlier, and possibly the original, form. Notwithstanding that one would like to see in ''Babalam'', “the place of bringing together,” and in ''Babilam'', “the bringer together,” the termination ''-am'' would seem to be an insurmountable difficulty. + +
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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
In the Hebrew, בָּבֶל, ''bāḇel'' which occurs in {{bible ref|Genesis|11|1-9}} is translated as Babel, but in every other successive Old Testament account is translated as Babylon. If the place came to take a reduplicate form of the word for 'confusion' (בָּלַל,''bālal'', “to confuse,” "mix", "mingle,”) or if 'confusion' took on a reduplicated derivative of 'Babylon' now remains questionable. But Genesis 11:9<ref>Genesis 11:9, https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gen/11/1/t_conc_11009</ref> indicates that the place was named after the existing vocabulary for 'mixing', בָּלַל,''bālal'' as a play on the existing place name.
===in Hebrew===
In the Hebrew, בָּבֶל, '''''bāḇel''''' which occurs in {{bible ref|Genesis|11|1-9}} is translated as "'''Babel'''", but in every other successive Old Testament account it is translated as "'''Babylon'''". If the place came to take a reduplicate form of the word for 'confusion' (בָּלַל, '''''bālal''''', “'''to confuse''',” "'''mix'''", "'''mingle''',”) or if 'confusion' took on a reduplicated derivative of 'Babylon' now remains questionable. But Genesis 11:9<ref>Genesis 11:9, https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gen/11/1/t_conc_11009</ref> indicates that the place was named after the existing vocabulary for 'mixing', בָּלַל,''bālal'' as a play on the existing place name.
===in Babylonian===
It must be noted that in Babylonia the folk-etymology knew the place as '''''Bâb-îli''''' (''-îlāni''), ''''gate of god'''' or ''''of the gods''''; sharing the same meaning as the Sumero-Akkadian form ''Ka-dingira''. It is however noteworthy, that one of the forms used by [[Nebuchadrezzar II]] is ''Babilam'', which manifests the classic Babylonian linguistic mimmation of placing an 'm' sound at the end of words. Moreover, a place-name ''Babalam'' also occurs, which may be a still earlier, and possibly the original, form. Notwithstanding that one would like to see in ''Babalam'', “the place of bringing together,” and in ''Babilam'', “the bringer together,” the termination ''-am'' would seem to be an insurmountable difficulty.
==General Form of Babylonian Temple-Towers==
==General Form of Babylonian Temple-Towers==