An old photo of the ziggurat at Ur in southern Iraq during the course of excavations there in the 1920s.
It was constructed during the reign of Ur-Nammu ~2100 BCE and restored by a handful of subsequent kings. The people ascending the steps give an idea of its immense scale
It was constructed during the reign of Ur-Nammu ~2100 BCE and restored by a handful of subsequent kings. The people ascending the steps give an idea of its immense scale
The walls of the ziggurat at Ur in the 1920s. Made of (millions of) air dried and baked mud bricks, the temple complex was dedicated to the moon god whose name is Nanna in Sumerian, Sîn in Akkadian.
The tiny-looking person at the foot of the wall highlights its height
The tiny-looking person at the foot of the wall highlights its height
Inscribed clay cones found in the core of a wall of the ziggurat at Ur.
They were placed there during the reign of Warad-Sîn, a king of Larsa in the 19th century BCE whose inscriptions commemorate his construction of the courtyard of the temple
They were placed there during the reign of Warad-Sîn, a king of Larsa in the 19th century BCE whose inscriptions commemorate his construction of the courtyard of the temple
Etemenniguru is the name given to the temple dedicated to the moon god at Ur.
Its name is a Sumerian phrase that means “house, foundation that bears a fearsome splendour” (é-temen-ní-gùru). It appears in dedicatory cone inscriptions found at the ziggurat.
Its name is a Sumerian phrase that means “house, foundation that bears a fearsome splendour” (é-temen-ní-gùru). It appears in dedicatory cone inscriptions found at the ziggurat.
You can peruse old photos of the ziggurat at Ur in this digitised copy of Leonard Woolley’s excavation report etana.org/sites/default/…
A gem from the ziggurat at Ur is this brick, one of many used to build the complex. Its stamped cuneiform inscription reads in Sumerian, “Ur-Nammu, king of Ur, the one who built the temple of the god Nanna”.
Beside the cuneiform are two paw prints of a very, very good dog.
Beside the cuneiform are two paw prints of a very, very good dog.
