Egišhurankia
temple · 720 BC – 540 BC · location approximate
The temple of the goddess Bēlet-Ninūa, Egišhurankia (“House of the Ordinances of Heaven and Underworld”), was located in the Bāb-Lugalerra district of Babylon, in the western half of the inner city. According to the Babylonian topographical text Tintir = Babylon Tablet IV, it was one of three temples in that part of Babylon. Egišhurankia seems to have been located near Imgur-Enlil, along the northern wall.
- Coordinates
- 32.53929, 44.41536
- Also known as
- Ehursagankia (sux), bīt Bēlet-Ninūa (akk)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)