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Ekinu

a Pleiades place resource

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The temple of the goddess Aya at Sippar. The Sumerian ceremonial name Ekinu means "House, Bed-Chamber."

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/258772565

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
33.0592544758, 44.2534675253

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ekinu (Sumerian, 720 BC - 540 BC)

Ekinu makes connections with:

Ekinu part of (physical/topographic) Ebabbar (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ekinu located at Sippar (720 BC - 540 BC)

Ekinu receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, temple

References:

See Further:

Schaudig 2001 706

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

This temple is mentioned in an inscription of the Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus.

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, 'Ekinu: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/258772565> [accessed: 26 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/258772565 |title=Places: 258772565 (Ekinu) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=April 26, 2024 5:45 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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