This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...

And the Bible tells us that the Babylonians set houses on fire. Mazar: We think it was likely a royal archive. It has the name Bullae House because Shiloh found there, in addition to pottery and ...