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Representative location of the ziggurat

a Pleiades location resource

Creators: Jamie Novotny

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Mar 08, 2023 11:02 AM — History

tags: ANE, Assyrian

Representative point based on the visible remains of Sargon II's palace and the temple-tower.

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Feature type:
temple

Geometry and coordinates (long, lat order):
{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 43.227462, 36.509561 ] }

Archaeological remains:
Substantive

Association certainty:
Certain

Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Google Earth and Partners Imagery 2016 and following

Location type:
representative

Temporal attestations:

References:

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

Representative point based on visible remains of the ziggurat, with aid of a superimposed plan of the citadel over the present ruins of the site.