Khorsabad ziggurat
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Last modified
Mar 08, 2023 11:02 AM
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History
The eighth-century-BC Assyrian king Sargon II (r. 721–705 BC) had a temple-tower built on the palace terrace of his new capital, Dūr-Šarrukīn (modern Khorsabad). The ziggurat was located at the northern end of the temple sector, which was accessible from Sargon’s palace, through the Courtyard XV.
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/643754200
36.509561, 43.227462
- Representative Locations:
- Representative location of the ziggurat (720 BC - 540 BC) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Khorsabad ziggurat (English, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Khorsabad ziggurat located near Aššur-mušalbir-palê-šarri-ēpišīšu-nāṣir-ummānīšu (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Khorsabad ziggurat part of (physical/topographic) Dur-Sharrukin (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Khorsabad ziggurat abuts Egalgabarinutukua (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Khorsabad ziggurat located near Ninurta-mukīn-temmēn-ālišu-ana-labār-ūmē-rūqūti (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Adad temple (Khorsabad) located near Khorsabad ziggurat (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ea temple (Khorsabad) located near Khorsabad ziggurat (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Sîn temple (Khorsabad) located near Khorsabad ziggurat (720 BC - 540 BC)
temple
Pleiades
The base of the ziggurat measured 43x43 m. The ancient name of the building is not known.
Jamie Novotny, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Khorsabad ziggurat: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/643754200> [accessed: 27 March 2025]
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