The inscription contained a long account of the conquests of Darius written in the Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian languages. It provided the key to unlocking the vast treasure of ancient Babylonian literature. Since then, scores of expeditions digging in the ruins of the Euphrates-Tigris Valley have unearthed hundreds of thousands of inscribed tablets and monuments. The The most important discoveries have been found in the area where the Bible story began. This region was dotted with mounds containing the ruins of ancient cities. These mounds often reached a height of 100 feet and covered the remains of 20 cities, each built on top of the ruins of the previous one. Digging in these ruins, archaeologists have uncovered written history archaeologists have uncovered written history consistently confirming the accuracy of the Old have written One of Babylon's early kings was Hammurabi who authored the famous code bearing his name 2000 B.C. He ruled over an advanced civilization that had written laws dealing with taxes, wages, public works, even international commerce. Discovered in 1902, Hammurabi's Code, written in stone, is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Hammurabi was a in Paris. Louvre was contemporary of Abraham, father of the Hebrew nation. Abraham was also the father of the present Arab world through his son Ishmael. Abraham's life began in Ur, one of the prominent cities in Ancient Babylon. The Secret Side of History dates of some of these show that the art of writing was known a thousand years before the time of Moses. Testament. commerce. Hammurabi Museum