Temple of Ninurta
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The Temple of Ninurta is an ancient Assyrian sanctuary dedicated to the warrior god Ninurta, located within the archaeological site of Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in modern-day Iraq.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| temple of Ninurta | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian sanctuary
ⓘ
ancient temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Assyrian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityType | warrior god ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Mesopotamian temple architecture ⓘ |
| civilization | Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfExcavation | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Neo-Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Mesopotamian god
ⓘ
Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedAt | Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Ninurta
ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
architectural foundations
ⓘ
cult installations ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ reliefs ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
sanctuary
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| hasDeityRole |
god of agriculture
ⓘ
god of hunting ⓘ god of war ⓘ |
| hasDirectionFromMainPalace | within citadel of Nimrud ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Temple of Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | archaeological heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kalhu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientRegion | Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture | Assyrian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nimrud archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient city of Kalhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Iron Age ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important cult center in Nimrud
ⓘ
key source for study of Assyrian religion ⓘ key source for study of Neo-Assyrian architecture ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
temple of Ninurta