Anu district
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Anu district is a principal sacred quarter of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk, centered around the worship of the sky god Anu and associated monumental temple architecture.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sacred district
ⓘ
urban quarter ⓘ |
| archaeologicallyExcavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute missions at Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteComponentOf | Uruk archaeological site complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityPantheon | Mesopotamian pantheon GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityType | sky god ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
cosmic kingship
ⓘ
heavenly sphere ⓘ royal ideology ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Inanna (through proximity to the Eanna district) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDeityRole | worship of the sky god Anu ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Anu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
cultic center
ⓘ
religious-administrative hub ⓘ ritual space ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Eanna and Anu precincts (as paired temple quarters of Uruk) ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
courtyards
ⓘ
cult rooms ⓘ massive mudbrick terraces ⓘ monumental staircases ⓘ temple platforms ⓘ |
| hasConstructionTechnique | platform building on raised terrace ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large courtyard complexes
ⓘ
monumental temple architecture ⓘ processional spaces ⓘ temple terrace ⓘ ziggurat platform ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeContext | situated within the urban core of Uruk ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryDeity | Anu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uruk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
baked brick
ⓘ
mudbrick ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacredStatus | major cult center of Anu in southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| spatialRelation | northwest of the Eanna district in Uruk ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Akkadian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid period NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanRole | principal sacred quarter of Uruk ⓘ |
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