Eanna district
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The Eanna district is a major sacred precinct within the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk, renowned as a religious and ceremonial center dedicated primarily to the goddess Inanna.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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sacred precinct ⓘ temple district ⓘ |
| alsoDedicatedTo | Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | German Archaeological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTextualSource |
Inanna cultic texts
ⓘ
Sumerian temple hymns ⓘ |
| contains |
administrative buildings
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courtyards ⓘ shrines ⓘ temple of Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ temple platforms ⓘ |
| culture |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationSite | Warka (Uruk) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStratum |
Uruk III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uruk IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorated cone mosaics
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monumental mudbrick architecture ⓘ temple terraces ⓘ |
| hasNameInSumerian | E₂.AN.NA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlanType | multi-courtyard temple complex ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cult of Inanna
NERFINISHED
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early writing tablets ⓘ monumental temples ⓘ rich architectural remains ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
baked brick
ⓘ
mudbrick ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | House of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Akkadian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur III period NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | seat of temple administration ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| religiousRole | center of Inanna’s cult in Uruk ⓘ |
| significance | one of the principal temple complexes of ancient Uruk ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | part of Archaeological City of Uruk (tentative) ⓘ |
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