tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779268887359554414.post2957521939353790155..comments2024-01-08T09:08:58.972-08:00Comments on Chicken Scratch: Tower of Babel in Babylon : What Did it Really Look Like?Linneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948858387319711099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779268887359554414.post-11981882726890415152020-10-30T05:49:29.324-07:002020-10-30T05:49:29.324-07:00Just evidence lolJust evidence lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070759614126877483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779268887359554414.post-80584853800506735072013-11-17T12:28:07.042-08:002013-11-17T12:28:07.042-08:00I will probably use the smaller size as there are ...I will probably use the smaller size as there are more reliable proofs for that size from the cuneiform texts. Herodotus would likely not have measured it, just been awestruck by the immense structure. What is interesting though, is his statement about it being set inside another huge temple, so kind of like a spire I guess.Linneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948858387319711099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779268887359554414.post-66682852506871263482013-11-15T19:53:40.453-08:002013-11-15T19:53:40.453-08:00Even with your comparisons, I'm having a hard ...Even with your comparisons, I'm having a hard time imaging how huge it was. So which size did you decide to use for the novel?Ruth Hull Chatlienhttp://ruthhullchatlienbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779268887359554414.post-85691988760089424772013-11-15T08:23:38.746-08:002013-11-15T08:23:38.746-08:00I know, it was gargantuan! I never stopped to cons...I know, it was gargantuan! I never stopped to consider its size until I began researching material for my novel.Linneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948858387319711099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779268887359554414.post-42181842404815224332013-11-15T07:25:10.757-08:002013-11-15T07:25:10.757-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Linneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948858387319711099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2779268887359554414.post-52023743573427071632013-11-14T17:44:14.950-08:002013-11-14T17:44:14.950-08:00That's really neat! I never much thought about...That's really neat! I never much thought about how big it <i>actually</i> was, other than "really freaking big!"<br /><br />I do enjoy how much the Google satellite has enriched our writing lives, though. There are times I wonder about something, and then I remember the satellite, or street view. Again, never thought of looking up the Tower of Babel on it!Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.com