Presumably under Babylonian influence, the life-span of time of the long dominion was set at 12,000 years, the number twelve corresponding to the twelve signs of the zodiac.

Nebuchadnezzar engaged in several military campaigns designed to increase Babylonian influence in Aramea (modern Syria) and Judah.

As time went on, however, later Assyrian architects began to shake themselves free of Babylonian influence, and to use stone as well as brick.

At first, Assyrian architects and artists copied Babylonian styles and materials, but as time went by, however, the later Assyrians began to shake themselves free of Babylonian influences.

And one last example, drawn from the later period, will serve to demonstrate how Babylonian influence penetrated the ancient world and has even left some trace upon modern civilization.

If the Creation and Deluge narratives stood alone, a case might perhaps be made out for confining Babylonian influence to this late period.

And we may readily admit that the Captivity must have tended to perpetuate and intensify the effects of any Babylonian influence that may have previously been felt.

Babylonian influence on the Bible and popular beliefs: "Tĕhôm and Tiâmat", "Hades and Satan" : a comparative study of Genesis I. 2 (1897)

A period of civil war followed this event which ended Babylonian and Amorite influence in Assyria by 1720 BC.

Babylonian influence predominant in Mediterranean regions of Asia (to 2000 BC)