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Babel is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for the city of Babylon and may refer to:

Arts and media

Written works

Books

Babel (book), by Patti Smith
Babel (2012 manga), by Narumi Shigematsu
Babel (2017 manga), by Yūgo Ishikawa
Babel, a 1922 novel by John Cournos
Babel, a 1969 novel by Alan Burns (author)
Babel, a 2016 book by Zygmunt Bauman and Ezio Mauro
Babel, a 2018 book about linguistics by Gaston Dorren
Babel-17, a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence, a 2022 novel by R. F. Kuang

Periodicals

Babel (magazine), a magazine about linguistics
Babel, a journal produced by the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations
Babel, a journal published by the International Federation of Translators
Babel (newspaper), an Iraqi newspaper

Film and television

Star Trek

"Babel" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Babel (planet), a neutrally aligned planet in the Star Trek universe
"Babel One", an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
"Journey to Babel", an episode of Star Trek (original series)

Other uses in film and television

Babel (film), a 2006 film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Babel (1999 film), a 1999 film directed by Gérard Pullicino
Babel (TV series), a 2019 South Korean television series
"Babel", an episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series
"Babel", an episode of Batman Beyond
"The Sausages of Babel", Dutch TV-presenting trio

Music

Albums

Babel (D*Note album), 1993
Babel (Mumford & Sons album), a 2012 album by Mumford & Sons, or its title track (see below)
Babel (soundtrack), by Gustavo Santaolalla, the soundtrack album from the 2006 film
Babel, an album by German electronic musician Klaus Schulze, 1987
Babel, an album by Hughes de Courson, 2008
Babel, an album by Gabriel Yacoub, 1997
Babel, an album by Philip Catherine, 1980

Songs

"Babel" (song), the title track of the album Babel by Mumford & Sons
"Babel", a song from the album Heligoland by Massive Attack

Other uses in music

Babel Label, a British record label
Babel (Stravinsky), a 1944 cantata

In other media

Babel (radio station), Uruguay
Babel, a Turbo CD role-playing game released by Nippon Telenet

Places

Babel, Carmarthenshire, a village in Wales
Babel, Khuzestan, a village in Iran
Babel Island, Tasmania, Australia
Babel River, Alaska, United States
Bangka Belitung, a province in Indonesia, abbreviated Babel
Babil Governorate, in Iraq (named after Babylon) is sometimes transliterated as "Babel"
Mount Babel (Alberta), Canada
Mount Babel (Quebec), Canada

Science and technology

5808 Babelʹ, a minor planet
Babel (protocol), a routing protocol for wired, wireless, and hybrid IP mesh networks
Babel (transcompiler), a JavaScript transcompiler
GPSBabel, GPS file format conversion software
OpenBabel, open-source chemical modeling software

Other

Babel (restaurant), in Budapest, Hungary
Babel (surname)
Babels, a volunteer translators network
Bobole, a Coahuiltecan tribe, may be spelled Babel

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+{{Self reference|For user language and information templates in Wikipedia, see [[Wikipedia:Babel]].}}
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+{{Wiktionary|Babel|babel}}
+'''Babel''' is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for the city of [[Babylon]] and may refer to:
-'''Babel''' is the name of a site ("a plain in the land of [[Sennar]]") where, according to the [[Bible]] ([[Genesis]], 11:1-9), an unsuccessful attempt was made to erect a [[tower]] of enough height to reach [[Heaven]] - the [[Tower of Babel]].
+{{TOC right}}
+==Arts and media==
-[[God]] confounded the [[language]]s of those who were working at its building, so they were not able to understand each other and the project failed. There is no implication that God directly destroyed the efforts of the builders; presumably, the building fell into disrepair.
+===Written works===
+====Books====
+*[[Babel (book)|''Babel'' (book)]], by Patti Smith
+* [[Babel (2012 manga)|''Babel'' (2012 manga)]], by Narumi Shigematsu
+* [[Babel (2017 manga)|''Babel'' (2017 manga)]], by Yūgo Ishikawa
+*''Babel'', a 1922 novel by [[John Cournos]]
+*''Babel'', a 1969 novel by [[Alan Burns (author)]]
+*''Babel'', a 2016 book by [[Zygmunt Bauman]] and [[Ezio Mauro]]<!--second link ok-->
+*''Babel'', a 2018 book about linguistics by [[Gaston Dorren]]
+* ''[[Babel-17]]'', a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany
+* ''[[Babel, or the Necessity of Violence]]'', a 2022 novel by R. F. Kuang
+====Periodicals====
-This site has been identified with [[Babylon]], but there are different hypotheses on its precise location.
+* [[Babel (magazine)|''Babel'' (magazine)]], a magazine about linguistics
+* ''Babel'', a journal produced by the [[Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations]]
+* ''Babel'', a journal published by the [[International Federation of Translators]]
+* [[Babel (newspaper)|''Babel'' (newspaper)]], an Iraqi newspaper
+===Film and television===
-The noun derives from two roots: "bab" ("gate") and "el" ("God"), "the gate to God"; but in the [[Hebrew language]] there is a similar word, "balal", which means "confusion". However as ''baa'' words are said by babies anyway (along with ''maa'' and ''paa'' words), this last 'balal' may be a coincidence.
+====Star Trek====
+* [[Babel (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|"Babel" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'')]], an episode of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''
+* [[Babel (planet)]], a neutrally aligned planet in the ''Star Trek'' universe
+* "[[Babel One]]", an episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise''
+* "[[Journey to Babel]]", an episode of ''Star Trek'' (original series)
+====Other uses in film and television====
-There is a connection with [[Pentecost]] in [[Acts]], in as much as there the [[Holy Spirit]] reverses the Babel process and enables people to speak languages they do not know.
+* [[Babel (film)|''Babel'' (film)]], a 2006 film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
+* [[Babel (1999 film)|''Babel'' (1999 film)]], a 1999 film directed by Gérard Pullicino
+* [[Babel (TV series)|''Babel'' (TV series)]], a 2019 South Korean television series
+* "Babel", an episode of ''[[Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]''
+* "Babel", an episode of ''[[Batman Beyond]]''
+* "[[The Sausages of Babel]]", Dutch TV-presenting trio
+===Music===
-''The following was originally from the [[1911 Encyclopædia Britannica]].''
+====Albums====
+* [[Babel (D*Note album)|''Babel'' (D*Note album)]], 1993
+* [[Babel (Mumford & Sons album)|''Babel'' (Mumford & Sons album)]], a 2012 album by Mumford & Sons, or its title track (see below)
+* [[Babel (soundtrack)|''Babel'' (soundtrack)]], by Gustavo Santaolalla, the soundtrack album from the 2006 film
+* ''Babel'', an album by German electronic musician [[Klaus Schulze]], 1987
+* ''Babel'', an album by [[Hughes de Courson]], 2008
+* ''Babel'', an album by [[Gabriel Yacoub]], 1997
+* ''Babel'', an album by [[Philip Catherine]], 1980
+====Songs====
-BABEL, the native name of the city called [[Babylon]] (q.v.) by the [[Hellenic civilization|Greek]]s, the modern [[Hilla]]. It means "gate of the god," not"gate of the gods," corresponding to the [[Assyrian]] [[Bab-ili]]. According to Gen. xL 1-9 (J), mankind, after the deluge, travelled from the mountain of the East, where the ark had rested, and settled in Shinar. Here they attempted to build a city and a tower whose top might reach unto heaven, but were miraculously prevented by their language being confounded. In this way the diversity of human speech and the dispersion of mankind were accounted for; and in Gen. xi. 9 (J) an etymology was found for the name of Babylon in the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] verb balal, " to_confuse or confound," Babel being regarded as a contraction of Balbel. In Gen:10 it is said to have formed part of the kingdom of [[Nimrod (king)|Nimrod]].
+* [[Babel (song)|"Babel" (song)]], the title track of the album ''Babel'' by Mumford & Sons
+* "Babel", a song from the album ''[[Heligoland (album)|Heligoland]]'' by Massive Attack
+====Other uses in music====
-The origin of the story has not been found in Babylonia. The tower was no doubt suggested by one of the temple towers of Babylon. W. A. Bennet (Genesis, p. 169; cf. [[Hommel]] in [[Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]]) suggests [[E-Saggila]], the great temple of [[Merodach]] (Marduk). The variety of languages and the dispersion of mankind were regarded as a curse, and it is probable that, as [[Prof. Cheyne]] ([[Encyclopaedia Biblica]], col. 411) says, there was an ancient [[North Semitic]] myth to explain it. The event was afterwards localized in Babylon. The myth, as it appears in [[Genesis]], is quite [[polytheistic]] and [[anthropomorphic]]. According to [[Cornelius Alexander]] (frag. 10) and [[Abydenus]] (frags. 5 and 6) the tower was overthrown by the winds; according to [[Yaqut]] (i, 448 f.) and the [[Lisan el-'Arab]] (xiii. 72) mankind were swept together by winds into the plain afterwards called " [[Babil]]," and were scattered again in the same way (see further [[D. B. Macdonald]] in the [[Jewish Encyclopaedia]]), A tradition similar to that of the tower of Babel is found in [[Central America]]. [[Xelhua]], one of the seven giants rescued from the deluge, built the great pyramid of [[Cholula]] in order to storm heaven. The gods, however, destroyed it with fire and confounded the language of the builders. Traces of a somewhat similar story have also been met with among the [[Mongolia]]n [[Tharu]]s in northern [[India]] (Report of the Census of Bengal, [[1872]], p. 160), and, according to [[Dr Livingstone]], among the [[Africa]]ns of [[Lake Ngami]]. The [[Esthonia]]n myth of " the Cooking of Languages " (Kohl, Reisen in die 'Ostseeprovinzen, ii. 251-255) may also be compared, as well as the [[Australia]]n legend of the origin of the diversity of speech (Gerstacker, Reisen, vol. iv. pp. 381 seq.).
+* [[Babel Label]], a British record label
+* [[Babel (Stravinsky)|''Babel'' (Stravinsky)]], a 1944 cantata
+===In other media===
-The Babel legend has appeared regularly in western literature and art since the [[middle ages]] - for a [[chronology]] see [http://www.towerofbabel.info The Virtual Babel Encyclopedia]
+* [[Babel (radio station)]], Uruguay
+* ''Babel'', a Turbo CD role-playing game released by [[Nippon Telenet]]
+==Places==
-"Babel" is also the name of an Interactive Fiction game made by Ian Finley. Similar to such games as "Myst" in gameplay and puzzles, this text adventure places the player inside a deserted scientific post somewhere in the arctict regions, with no memory at all of whatever has happened. Strange, ghostlike vestigial flashbacks will reveal the past as he explores the post, and discovers the price to be payed for attempting to achieve Godhood. As well as having a truly unsettling and entrancing ambience and backstory, it's a very interesting reflection on how far science can lead us, and of the consequences of trying to go too far.
+* [[Babel, Carmarthenshire]], a village in Wales
+* [[Babel, Khuzestan]], a village in Iran
+* [[Babel Island]], Tasmania, Australia
+* [[Babel River]], Alaska, United States
+* [[Bangka Belitung Islands|Bangka Belitung]], a province in Indonesia, abbreviated Babel
+* [[Babil Governorate]], in Iraq (named after Babylon) is sometimes transliterated as "Babel"
+* [[Mount Babel (Alberta)]], Canada
+* [[Mount Babel (Quebec)]], Canada
+==Science and technology==
-{{1911}}
+* [[5808 Babelʹ]], a minor planet
+* [[Babel (protocol)]], a routing protocol for wired, wireless, and hybrid IP mesh networks
+* [[Babel (transcompiler)]], a JavaScript transcompiler
+* [[GPSBabel]], GPS file format conversion software
+* [[OpenBabel]], open-source chemical modeling software
+==Other==
-[[Category:Torah places]]
+* [[Babel (restaurant)]], in Budapest, Hungary
+* [[Babel (surname)]]
+* [[Babels]], a volunteer translators network
+* Bobole, a [[Coahuiltecan]] tribe, may be spelled Babel
+==See also==
-[[de:Babel]]
+* [[Babel fish (disambiguation)]]
-[[et:Paabel]]
+* [[Tower of Babel (disambiguation)]]
-[[hu:Bábel]]
+* {{lookfrom}}
-[[nl:Babel]]
+* {{intitle}}
+* [[Bab (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Babbel]], an online language learning platform
+* [[Babble (disambiguation)]]
+* Bable, an alternative name of the [[Asturian language]] of Spain
+* [[Babol]], a city in Iran
+{{Disambiguation|geo}}