Dur-Kurigalzu
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Dur-Kurigalzu was a major Kassite-era royal city in ancient Mesopotamia, notable for its monumental ziggurat and role as a political and religious center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dur-Kurigalzu canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Mesopotamian city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partially excavated ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Kassite architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Kurigalzu I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture | Kassite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late Kassite period ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Iraqi archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavatedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Aqar Quf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
baked brick
ⓘ
mudbrick ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateType | archaeological coordinates recorded ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
city wall ⓘ gateways ⓘ palace complex ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Dur-Kurigalzu ziggurat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | ziggurat ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Ekur temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
temple of Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Mesopotamian heritage site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kassite royal inscriptions
ⓘ
monumental ziggurat ⓘ palatial architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al-Anbar Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
Kassite ceramics
ⓘ
administrative texts ⓘ clay tablets ⓘ cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kurigalzu I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyModernSettlement | Aqar Quf village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Kassite period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Kassite dynasty of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
political center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ royal city ⓘ |
| usedUntilCentury | 12th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.