Esagila
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Esagila was the principal temple complex dedicated to the god Marduk in ancient Babylon, serving as a major religious and ceremonial center of Mesopotamia.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marduk temple
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ temple complex ⓘ |
| architecturalType | temple precinct ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Marduk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedKing | Nebuchadnezzar II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCityGod | Marduk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRole | cult center of Babylon ⓘ |
| civilization | Mesopotamian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
sanctuary of Marduk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shrines of other deities ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Marduk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
major religious center ⓘ principal temple of Marduk in Babylon ⓘ |
| governingCity | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyards
ⓘ
gateways ⓘ inner sanctuaries ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Achaemenid period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Babylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
baked brick
ⓘ
bitumen ⓘ mudbrick ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “House whose top is raised” ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Babylonian ritual texts
ⓘ
Esagila tablet NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Greek authors ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Etemenanki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | religious complex of Babylon ⓘ |
| politicalRole | site of royal legitimation rituals ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | chief temple of Babylon ⓘ |
| ritualRole |
New Year festival ceremonies
ⓘ
processions of Marduk’s statue ⓘ |
| UNESCOContext | within the archaeological site of Babylon ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.