Temporal anomalies in the texts presently ascribed to the Akkadian Sargon, notably a reference to the splendor of Babylon which demonstrably was not splendid until rebuilt after 2688, suggest a reexamination of the entire chronology of the Mesopotamian Region and of the assignment of the strata to each stage of civilization represented there. Alabama 22nd American state. Entered Union in 18 1. Population 4 million. Capital at Montgomery.
Largest city is Birmingham.
The state is situated mainly on the rolling coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico. Northern Alabama includes a part of the Cumberland Plateau. NE region is cut by the Appalachian Piedmont. Major river system rises from the Piedmont. Alabama river is over 500km long.