Babylonia was the country of the Amorite race. We have already learnt the Sumerian race of trade or
commercial peoples came down to south from the northern Mesopotamia and
the Semite race of hunting peoples
that had conquered the Sumerian kingdom by arms. 
The Amorite race that had come down from
the north west country of Assyria was the same group of tribes one of which had come down in about 500 BC
to Jerusalem located at the seaside city of Mediterranean that lately became the Jewish peoples. The talented
ability of the Amorite peoples was excellent. They were the nomadic peoples and came down to southern
Mesopotamia with sheep and goats followed. One of the successful abilities of
Hammurabi the king of Amorite
was a splendid talent to join the mythology of traditional Sumerian peoples with the religion believed by the
Semite peoples that were mixed with the Amorite gods adored.
Thus he could join up the commercial talent of
Sumerian with the armed forces of Semite under the control of the Political governable ability of Amorite executed.
The original model of modern system of a powerful country was already established in the ancient Mesopotamia.
We can find a portrait of king Hammurabi with a sharp face of Semite and a distinguished type of jaw beard in
authentic Amorite race under the costume of traditional Sumerian peoples equipped. See the above illustration. For the ancient costume of Sumerians, see the following information.
After the death of the king Hammurabi, the northern countries have assaulted the cities in Mesopotamia.
Among such northern powers, the famous Hittite tribe conquered Babylonia in 1595 BC or about thirty six
hundred years ago thus the Hammurabi kingdom was terminated. Hittite was a member of Indo-European
language group and was said the first tribe that was equipped with iron arms. Hittite run through Babylonia
and invaded Egypt occupied. Soon after then, Hittite was pushed back to north and they have disappeared
from the history recorded. The important cultural change of Mesopotamia was brought in by the Hittite as
new language style that was different from the traditional Sumerians and Semites was introduced. Accidentally,
the other tribes of Indo-European language group have went down many countries in Europe and the
Indo-European style has mixed with the local languages met that yielded nowadays languages of countries.
For your information, the nowadays Arabian languages were the descendant of ancient Semitic words.
メソポタミアの北西の
シリアから進出した遊牧民族のアモル人は羊と山羊を追いながら次第にメソポタミア南部に進出しました。
アモル人の王のハムラビが成功したのは、古代シュメール人の神話とセム人の信仰を上手に統合してアモル人の
伝説の神々と融和させて、三民族を統合したからであるといいます。シュメール人の商才とセム人の武力とを
アモル人の政治力が利用したのでした。アモル人は北方シリアのセム系の民族で後に、紀元前500年頃になって、
地中海岸のエレサレムに南下してユダヤ人になった人々と同じ系統の民族ですから優れた知能を持つ人々でした。
アモル人は経済力、軍事力、政治力の釣り合いが取れた近代国家の原型を古代メソポタミアで築きあげたのです。
セム族特有のほりの深い顔にアモル人特有のあごひげを蓄え、シュメール人の民族衣装をまとった姿のハムラビ王
の肖像が残っています。(右図参照）なお、古代シュメールの帽子は別掲参照。