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Eigikalamma

a Pleiades place resource

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The temple of the god Lugal-Marda at Marad. The Sumerian ceremonial name Eigikalamma means "House, Eye of the Land."

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/708667982

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.08143295, 44.7855561

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Eigikalamma (Sumerian, 2335 BC - 540 BC)

Eigikalamma makes connections with:

Eigikalamma located at Marad (2335 BC - 540 BC)

Eigikalamma receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, temple

References:

See Further:

George 2004 104 number 520

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The temple was founded or rebuilt by a son of Narām-Sîn of Agade and rebuilt by the Neo-Babylonian kings Nebuchadnezzar II and Nabonidus.

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, 'Eigikalamma: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/708667982> [accessed: 24 June 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/708667982 |title=Places: 708667982 (Eigikalamma) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=June 24, 2025 12:44 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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