Emašmaš

temple · 3000 BC – 540 BC

The most important temple in the citadel of Nineveh was dedicated to the city's tutelary deity, the goddess Ištar. The temple was located in the center of the citadel and went by the Sumerian ceremonial name Emašmaš (meaning uncertain).

Coordinates

36.35942, 43.15273

Also known as

Emesmes, Emešmeš (sux), bīt Ištar (akk)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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