2. 10 fils stamp, 1967 (International Tourist Year series) showing the Ishtar Gate
Image courtesy of

3. 1974 5 dinar note from Iraq showing Babylonian king Hammurapi (reigned c. 1792-1750 BC)

4. Tower of Babel ziggurat on 1982 Iraq 1 dinar coin

5. Postcard showing the site of Babylon post 1918

6. Ishtar Gate modern reconstruction
Image courtesy of the Encyclopaedia of the Orient

7. To the left the modern reconstruction of part of Nebuchadnezzar’s Southern Palace in Babylon.
To the right military base build during current conflict in Iraq.
‘This is tantamount to establishing a military camp around the Great Pyramid in Egypt or around Stonehenge in Britain’ John Curtis BM
Photograph by John Russell

8. Guardian newspaper
Article published in 15 January 2005 edition of the paper.
The hand-written sign in the centre picture was made by local Museum staff.