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Sophia's Part was an ancient Elevator Gear used at Babylon around the 7th century BC.
History[]
A cogwheel was part of ancient mechanism buried at Etemenanki in Babylon, which led to an even greater device within the foundations which been influenced by Marduk, an entity from another dimension.[1]
Some 2600 years later, in 1947, the site was excavated by Soviet physicist Doctor Gennadi Volodnikov, who was looking for a way to communicate with Marduk. However, progress was slow as the academic's amateur archaeology was ill-suited for fieldwork and the American agents of the CIA, spooked by Russian interest during the Cold War, infiltrated the dig. Taking advantage of Volodnikov's inexperience, Simon Turner stole the cogwheel to hinder further work then, deciding that the US needed a specialist, sent agent Sophia Hapgood to Utah with the relic, to recruit famed archaeologist Indiana Jones.[1]
Too advanced for the known capabilities of the Babylonians, Jones reasoned that the cogwheel couldn't predate the 19th century until Hapgood piqued his interest by revealing its true age. He then took the part back to Babylon and placed it inside the mechanism.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The cogwheel of Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine was originally named Sophia's Part in the PC version of the game but renamed as an Elevator Gear for the Nintendo 64 port.[1]