Alternatively the story may have originated from Sennacherib 's garden in Nineveh .
The excavated ruins of Babylon do not reveal any suitable evidence , which has led some scholars to suggest that they may have been purely legendary .
The story may have originated from Sennacherib 's garden in Nineveh .
The excavated ruins of Babylon do not reveal any suitable evidence , which has led some scholars to suggest that they may have been purely legendary .