Egypt had had a very large cultural influence prior to this, until the Babylonians defeated the Egyptians at the Battle of Carchemish and thus removed them as a major world empire.

• 在此之前，埃及在文化上对巴比伦有很大的影响，直到巴比伦尼亚在卡肯米希的战役中击败了埃及，脱离了他们，成为世界上一个主要帝国为止。