Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 12 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 167 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,883 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
536 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization is an audiobook by Paul Kriwaczek: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released August 27, 2019, on the Ancient Civilizations and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- August 27, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations, World
- ISBN
- 9781541404588
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization audiobook?
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is the Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization?
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization is narrated by Derek Perkins.
Is Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.