Borsippa
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Borsippa was an important ancient Mesopotamian city near Babylon, known especially for its prominent temple and ziggurat dedicated to the god Nabu.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Mesopotamian city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| coordinatesApproximate | 32.3°N 44.4°E ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | late first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTempleTo | Nabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromBabylon | approximately 17 kilometers southwest ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Achaemenid period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadZigguratFunction | temple tower of Nabu ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Barsip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Bursippa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
city walls
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residential quarters ⓘ temple complex ⓘ ziggurat ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive mudbrick architecture
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massive ruined ziggurat core ⓘ |
| hasMajorTemple | Ezida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorZiggurat | Eurmeiminanki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernSiteName | Birs Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isClassifiedAs | tell site ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
study of Babylonian religion
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study of Mesopotamian urbanism ⓘ study of Nabu cult ⓘ |
| isLocatedSouthwestOf | modern Hillah ⓘ |
| isMentionedIn |
Achaemenid administrative texts
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Neo-Babylonian royal inscriptions ⓘ cuneiform texts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
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modern Iraq ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDeity | Nabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAssociatedWith | wisdom and writing through Nabu ⓘ |
| wasExcavatedBy | 19th-century European archaeologists ⓘ |
| wasImportantFor | scribal and scholarly activities ⓘ |
| wasInhabitedFrom | at least the Old Babylonian period ⓘ |
| wasLinkedByProcessionRouteTo | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasLinkedRituallyTo | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Babylonian cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasReligiousCenterFor | Nabu cult ⓘ |
| wasUnderControlOf |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
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Babylonian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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