A ziggurat (/ ˈ z ɪ ɡ ʊ ˌ r æ t /; Cuneiform: 𒅆𒂍𒉪, Akkadian: ziqqurratum, [2] D-stem of zaqārum 'to protrude, to build high', [3] cognate with other Semitic languages like Hebrew zaqar (זָקַר) 'protrude' [4] [5]) is a type of massive structure built in ancient Mesopotamia.It has the form of a terraced compound of successively receding stories or levels.

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The Ziggurat (or Great Ziggurat) of Ur (Sumerian: 𒂍𒋼𒅎𒅍 é-temen-ní-gùru "Etemenniguru", [3] meaning "temple whose foundation creates aura") [4] is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of Ur near Nasiriyah, in present-day Dhi Qar Province, Iraq.The structure was built during the Early Bronze Age (21st century BC) but had crumbled to ruins by the 6th century BC of the …

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2025年3月22日 · Ziggurat, pyramidal stepped temple tower that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the major cities of Mesopotamia (now mainly in Iraq) from approximately 2200 until 500 BCE. Approximately 25 ziggurats are known, being equally divided among Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria.

2022年10月13日 · The most famous ziggurat in history is the Tower of Babel – associated with the great ziggurat of Babylon known as Etemenanki – "the foundation of heaven and earth" – made famous from the story in the Bible (Genesis 11:1-9). The best-preserved ziggurat extant is the Ziggurat of Ur begun under the reign of Ur-Nammu (2047-2030 BCE) and completed under …

2025年1月31日 · Ziggurat is a religious structure typical of major cities of ancient Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq, Iran, Kuwait and Syria), built as a pyramid-shaped temple. The construction of ziggurats was common from 4200 to 2500 years ago. The word ziggurat is a modern-day pronunciation of the Zighurtu an Akkadian term that comes from the Babylonian and Assyrian …

ziggurat at Ur, ziggurat located in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur in southern Iraq, near the modern-day city of Al-Nāṣiriyyah.Its earliest bricks date to about 2100 BCE.. Ziggurats are pyramidal stepped temple towers built by the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians of ancient Mesopotamia—the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. ...

2019年11月2日 · Rather than the enormous masonry used to make the Egyptian pyramids, ziggurats were built of much smaller sun-baked mud bricks. Like the pyramids, ziggurats had mystical purposes as shrines, with the top of the ziggurat the most sacred spot.

Fațada reconstruită a Marelui Zigurat Neo-Sumerian de la Ur, lângă Nassiriya, Irak Ziguratele /ˈzɪgurat/ ( akkadiană : ziqqurat , verbul akkadian zaqāru are sensul de „a construi pe o suprafață mai înaltă” ) erau construcții masive ridicate în Mesopotamia antică și pe podișul iranian de vest.