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Ešuzianna

a Pleiades place resource

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The temple of the goddess Anat at Anat (Anatho). The Sumerian ceremonial name Ešuzianna means "House, True Hand of Heaven."

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/551020594

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
34.4678, 41.9794

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ešuzianna (Sumerian, 1000 BC - 720 BC)

Ešuzianna makes connections with:

Ešuzianna located at Anatho (1000 BC - 720 BC)

Ešuzianna receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, temple

References:

Evidence:

Suhu Ninurta-kudurri-uṣur 10 (Q006220)

See Further:

George 2004 147 number 1070

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The Suhean ruler Ninurta-kudurri-uṣur claims to have returned the statue of the goddess Anat to her temple Ešuzianna and re-established that temple's regular offerings. No details are given about the temple itself, apart from it being in Anatho.

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, 'Ešuzianna: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/551020594> [accessed: 23 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/551020594 |title=Places: 551020594 (Ešuzianna) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=January 23, 2025 7:14 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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