Esagila tablet
E561806
The Esagila tablet is an ancient Babylonian cuneiform text that provides a detailed description and measurements of the Esagila temple complex dedicated to the god Marduk.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian scholarly text
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamian text ⓘ cuneiform tablet ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Marduk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Mesopotamian temple texts
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern architectural sources ⓘ |
| contains | technical terminology for building parts ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | Marduk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes | Esagila temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documents |
dimensions of temple courtyards
ⓘ
dimensions of temple gates ⓘ dimensions of temple rooms ⓘ |
| genre |
scholarly-technical text
ⓘ
temple description ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
evidence for Babylonian architectural knowledge
ⓘ
evidence for Babylonian metrology ⓘ source for reconstruction of Esagila ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| measurementSystem | Babylonian metrology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsCity | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsStructure | Esagila temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
architectural description of Esagila
ⓘ
measurements of Esagila temple complex ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Marduk cult ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Marduk temple texts ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Babylonian religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | documentation of temple layout ⓘ |
| religiousSiteDescribed | main temple of Marduk in Babylon ⓘ |
| scriptType | wedge-shaped signs ⓘ |
| subject |
cultic topography of Babylon
ⓘ
temple architecture ⓘ |
| typeOfMeasurement |
area measurements
ⓘ
length measurements ⓘ |
| usedBy | Babylonian scholars ⓘ |
| usedFor | preserving knowledge of Esagila layout ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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