Ekurnizu
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Jan 28, 2018 03:53 PM
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The sanctuary of the goddess Ninlil at Ḫursagkalama (Tell Ingharra). The Sumerian ceremonial name Ekurnizu means "House, Fearsome Mountain."
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/667048534
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- Ekurnizu (Sumerian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekurnizu located at Kish (720 BC - 540 BC)
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unlocated, sanctuary (religious center)
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The temple is mentioned in an inscription of Iddin-Nergal, the governor of Kish during the reign of the Babylonian king Marduk-apla-iddina II.
Jamie Novotny, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Ekurnizu: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/667048534> [accessed: 04 July 2022]
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