Ekituškuga

temple · 2335 BC – 2100 AD · location approximate

A ziggurat dedicated to the goddess Ištar was built near the center of the citadel of Nineveh, not far from the city’s main temple Emašmaš. This structure was given the Sumerian ceremonial names Ekituškuga ("House, Pure Abode") and Ekibikuga ("House whose Site is Pure").

Coordinates

36.35895, 43.15190

Also known as

Ekibikuga (sux), ziggurat of Ištar (en)

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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