Back زقورة أور Arabic Ur zikkuratı Azerbaijani Зікурат ва Уры Byelorussian Ziggurat d'Ur Catalan Zikkurat des Mondgottes Nanna German Ζιγκουράτ της Ουρ Greek Zigurato de Ur Esperanto Zigurat de Ur Spanish Urko zigurata Basque زیگورات اور Persian
Etemenniguru | |
 Partially reconstructed facade and the access staircase of the ziggurat. The actual remains of the Neo-Babylonian structure can be seen at the top. | |
  Ziggurat of Ur Shown within Iraq | |
| Alternative name | Great Ziggurat of Ur |
|---|---|
| Location | Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq |
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 30°57′46″N 46°6′11″E / 30.96278°N 46.10306°E |
| Type | Temple |
| Part of | Ur |
| Area | 2880 m2[1] |
| Height | over 30 m[2] |
| History | |
| Builder | Ur-Nammu |
| Material | mud brick with burnt brick facing[2] |
| Founded | started in c. 2050–2030 BC, completed in c. 2030–1980 BC[2] |
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 Neo-Babylonian period, when it was restored by King Nabonidus.
Its remains were excavated in the 1920s and 1930s by Sir Leonard Woolley. Under Saddam Hussein in the 1980s, they were encased by a partial reconstruction of the façade and the monumental staircase. The Ziggurat of Ur is the best-preserved of those known from Mesopotamia, besides the ziggurat of Dur Untash (Chogha Zanbil).[5] It is one of three well-preserved structures of the Neo-Sumerian city of Ur, along with the Royal Mausolea and the Palace of Ur-Nammu (the E-hursag).
- ^ Mattinson, Lindsay (2019). Understanding Architecture A Guide To Architectural Styles. Amber Books. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-78274-748-2.
- ^ a b c Mattinson, Lindsay (2019). Understanding Architecture A Guide To Architectural Styles. Amber Books. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-78274-748-2.
- ^ Klein, Jacob (1981). Three Šulgi hymns: Sumerian royal hymns glorifying King Šulgi of Ur. Bar-Ilan University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-965-226-018-5.
- ^ "The Ziggurat of Ur". British Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Heinrich, Ernst (1982). Die Tempel und Heiligtümer im Alten Mesopotamien. Typologie, Morphologie und Geschichte. Vol. 1. Berlin: de Gruyter. p. 341. ISBN 9783110085310.
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