Mesopotamian ziggurat. Illustration of a ziggurat in a city in Mesopotamia, on the banks of the Euphrates River. In the foreground is a small boat, some food stalls, and part of the city walls. A ziggurat was a terraced or stepped pyramid, used as a temple tower. One of the most famous was in Babylon, the Etemenanki, dedicated to the god Marduk. A number of cities were established in Mesopotamia during the period of ziggurat building. The most famous was Babylon, capital of the Babylonian empire of the 2nd and 1st millennia BC. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / JOSE ANTONIO PENAS |
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