June 1, 2023 – ITCHY FEET TRAVELS

Cradle of Civilization II

June 1, 2023

KISH Al Hillah, Iraq June 1, 2023 This is yet another ancient site that is not visited by many and I had an uphill task trying to get there. Abu Mustafa’s son Yusuf was already disgruntled because I had spent too much time in Babylon but agreed to go with an air of resigned good … More Cradle of Civilization II

Bab-ibil Gate of Gods

June 1, 2023

Babylon, Iraq June 1, 2023 A long, long time ago, sometime around 3000 BCE, on the banks of the Euphrates grew a small village. Unimportant at the time, it was to become the capital of the Akkadian-speaking empire of 1800 BCE. The old Akkadian name of Bab-ibil, meaning Gate of Gods morphed into the Greek … More Bab-ibil Gate of Gods