White Temple remains
E766773
The White Temple remains are the archaeological traces of an early monumental Sumerian temple, likely dedicated to the sky god Anu, that once stood atop the ziggurat at the ancient city of Uruk in Mesopotamia.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ temple remains ⓘ |
| access | processional stairways ⓘ |
| approximateDate | late 4th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| approximatePeriod | Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | key reference site for Uruk period temples ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Sumerian temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Anu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOn |
high platform
ⓘ
ziggurat terrace ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | pre-dynastic Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| countryOfExcavation | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Anu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists at Uruk ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToCity | above surrounding city level ⓘ |
| excavationSite | Warka (Uruk) excavations ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Anu
ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
organized priesthood
ⓘ
ritual activity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar area
ⓘ
central hall ⓘ side rooms ⓘ stair access to platform ⓘ tripartite temple plan ⓘ |
| hasType | platform temple ⓘ |
| heritage | ancient Near Eastern archaeology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uruk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mudbrick
ⓘ
whitewashed plaster ⓘ |
| namedAfter | whitewashed exterior ⓘ |
| partOf |
sacred precinct of Anu at Uruk
ⓘ
ziggurat of Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | development of ziggurats in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early urban religious institutions
ⓘ
example of early monumental temple architecture ⓘ |
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