Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, ziggurats were not places of royal burials, but temples dedicated to the patron deity of a city ...
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First written evidence of 2,500-year-old Kish ziggurat restoration found on clay cylinders
In Iraq, archaeologists have discovered two clay cylinders inscribed with the first known foundation ...
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Clay cylinders reveal Nebuchadnezzar II text on Kish ziggurat
Two small clay cylinders, pulled from the soil of central Iraq, have given Nebuchadnezzar II his first clear voice at the ancient city of Kish. Their cuneiform inscriptions describe how the ...
For the past six years, American and coalition forces have been battling Iraqi insurgents in and around Ur and throughout Iraq. Previously Iraq's most famous tourist destination, the ziggurat complex ...
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