Question

Godefroy Goossens contradicted a thesis about a late ruler of this polity by pointing out his predecessor’s similar practice of designing building projects using temennu. A ruler from this polity dated the reign of Naram-Sin to 3900 BCE (15[1])using foundation deposits at a temple site. An expedition under this polity discovered a statue of Sargon in the foundations (-5[1])of a temple (-5[1])at Sippar. Tri-lingual labels appeared next to artifacts in the world’s oldest (15[1])known museum (15[1])created (15[1])by the daughter of this polity’s (15[1])last (-5[1])ruler. (-5[3])That ruler of this polity, sometimes called the (*) world's first archaeologist, restored the Great (-5[1])Ziggurat of Ur (10[1])and the Etemenanki in this polity's capital city. (10[1])A (-5[1])lapis lazuli (-5[1])covered structure (10[1])built under this polity (10[1])attempted to emulate the style of Sumerian and Akkadian predecessors. (-5[2])For 10 points, name this empire where the Ishtar Gate (10[2])and a possibly fictional Hanging Gardens were constructed (0[1]-5[1])under its kings (10[1])Nabonidus (10[2]0[1])and Nebuchadnezzar (10[1])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Neo-Babylonian Empire [or Chaldean Empire; or Second Babylonian Empire; prompt on Babylonian Empire or Babylonia; reject “First Babylonian Empire” or “Old Babylonian Empire”]
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Tejas Rajebruhboy's jitches (ft. DMA)7415
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Conor ThompsonTunks et al.Cleo: 5/7 movie82-5
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Nick Jensen>:3BHSU83-5
Raymond WangNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew HessechamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia83-5
Tanis Nielsenpurdoobie brothersmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)97-5
Theo KatzmanClark ATriple Round Robin Lovers10010
Matt JacksonChicago A Minus MinusNoli Me Tangerine10810
Akshar Goyal2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behindMichigan109-5
Sean FarrellHouston Junior CollegeWilliams et al.111-5
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtSandmännchen im HelikopterNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)11310
Amogh KulkarniThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh TutuolaJJaryland11710
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Johnathan ShaufUNC ADuke127-5
Adam SilvermanLabour's Lost LoversClark B13710
Alex SchmidtLet's Fighting Loveprotobowling for soup13710
Nermeen RahmanChicago BOh the Missouri1450
Eric GunterUNC BUNC Hunny145-5
Gabe ForrestWilliams et al.Houston Junior College14810
Munir SiddiquiCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawlineNobodaddy but you1490
Jacob EgolDukeUNC A14910
Jonathan LauCleo: 5/7 movieTunks et al.14910
John StathisUNC HunnyUNC B15110
Daoud JacksonYou, Me and the Big GEugene o'Negging15210
Quynh Phungmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)purdoobie brothers15210
Matt BollingerBHSU>:315210
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind15210
Jacky XuchamPAIN and cornHELL in ColumbiaNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse15210