Ancient CivilizationsResearchers Discover Lost 3,000-Year-Old Babylonian Hymn Posted on November 7, 2025 by Administrator During a joint project with the University of Baghdad, LMU Professor Enrique Jiménez uncovered a text that had been missing for a millennium. “It’s a fascinating hymn that describes Babylon in all its majesty and gives insights into the lives of its inhabitants, male and female,” he explains.