The temple of the god Ninurta, Ehursagtilla (“House Which Exterminates the Mountains”), was located in the Šuanna district (modern Ishin Aswad) of Babylon. According to the Babylonian topographical text Tintir = Babylon Tablet IV, this was one of two temples in that part of the city, which was located in the southern part of the eastern half of Babylon. The building was rebuilt by the Neo-Babylonian king Nabopolassar (r. 625–605 BC).
The temple of the god Ninurta, Ehursagtilla (“House Which Exterminates the Mountains”), was located in the Šuanna district (modern Ishin Aswad) of Babylon. According to the Babylonian topographical text Tintir = Babylon Tablet IV, this was one of two temples in that part of the city, which was located in the southern part of the eastern half of Babylon. The building was rebuilt by the Neo-Babylonian king Nabopolassar (r. 625–605 BC).
Ehursagtilla
Babylonian
ANE
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Pedersén 2021 150–153
RIBo Babylon 7 Nabopolassar 07
George 1992 313–314
BTTo Tintir IV
George 2004 102
Koldewey 1911
bīt Ninurta
Ehursagtilla
Pleiades
Ehursagtilla
Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian Middle East (720–540 BC)
ME [[-720,-540]]
-720
The Sumerian ceremonial name of the temple of the god Ninurta at Babylon is Ehursagtilla, which means “House Which Exterminates the Mountains.”
Ehursagtilla
Babylonian
ANE
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BTTo Tintir IV
-540
Ehursagtilla
Pleiades
temple
A temple as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus term 300007595: "Buildings housing places devoted to the worship of a deity or deities. In the strictest sense, it refers to the dwelling place of a deity, and thus often houses a cult image. In modern usage a temple is generally a structure, but it was originally derived from the Latin "templum" and historically has referred to an uncovered place affording a view of the surrounding region. For Christian or Islamic religious buildings the terms "churches" or "mosques" are generally used, but an exception is that "temples" is used for Protestant, as opposed to Roman Catholic, places of worship in France and some French-speaking regions.
-720
Everyday name of “the temple of the god Ninurta.”
bīt Ninurta
Babylonian
ANE
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BTTo Tintir IV
-540
bīt Ninurta
Pleiades
-720
The representative, imagery location of the Ninurta temple at Babylon is based on Pedersén 2021 fig. 2.2, the placement of Ehursagtilla in Robert Koldewey's carefully-drawn excavation plans, and satellite imagery.
Imagery location of Ehursagtilla
Babylonian
ANE
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Pedersén 2021 34 fig. 2.2
-540
Pleiades