E-Meslam in Kutha

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E-Meslam in Kutha was an ancient Mesopotamian temple complex dedicated to the underworld god Nergal in the city of Kutha.

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E-meslam in Kutha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian temple
temple complex
architecturalType temple precinct
associatedCity Kutha NERFINISHED
associatedDeity Nergal NERFINISHED
associatedMythology Mesopotamian underworld myths
associatedRituals appeasement of underworld deities
funerary rites
associatedWith death
royal patronage in Babylonia
underworld
war and plague aspects of Nergal
cosmologicalRole gateway to the underworld (conceptual)
culturalContext Akkadian
Sumerian
dedicatedTo Nergal NERFINISHED
dedicationType single-deity temple
deityRoleAtSite Nergal as lord of Kutha
function cult center of Nergal
hasDeityType underworld god
hasFeature courtyards
sanctuary of Nergal NERFINISHED
shrines
hasRole regional religious center
languageOfInscriptions Akkadian
Sumerian
locatedIn Kutha NERFINISHED
ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
mentionedIn cuneiform texts
namedAfter Meslam (Nergal’s sanctuary) NERFINISHED
partOf urban complex of Kutha
period 2nd–1st millennium BCE
primaryCult Nergal NERFINISHED
region Babylonia NERFINISHED
religion Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED
religiousFunction communication with the underworld
religiousTradition Assyrian
Babylonian
typeOfSite cultic center
widerContext network of Mesopotamian city temples
worshipPractices offerings to Nergal
rituals for the dead

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Nergal hasTemple E-Meslam in Kutha
Ninurta temple E-Meslam in Kutha
this entity surface form: E-meslam in Kutha