David Rohl holds that the original Babylon is to be identified with Eridu . See also:  Eridu:  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Agreatdreams.com++Eridu The Bible in Genesis 10 indicates that Nimrod was the original founder of Babel (Babylon). Joan Oates claims in her book Babylon that the rendering "Gateway of the gods" is no longer accepted