White Temple
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The White Temple is an ancient Sumerian mudbrick temple dedicated to the sky god Anu, located atop the ziggurat at the archaeological site of Uruk (Warka) in present-day Iraq.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient temple
ⓘ
mudbrick building ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfConstruction |
4th millennium BCE
ⓘ
Uruk period ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Sumerian temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Anu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtForFunction |
cult of Anu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| civilization | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfExcavation | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Anu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | Anu, Sumerian sky god NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeityType | sky god ⓘ |
| excavatedAt | Uruk archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteCode | Warka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar
ⓘ
cella (inner sanctuary) ⓘ elevated position on ziggurat ⓘ offering tables ⓘ rectangular plan ⓘ stairways leading up the ziggurat ⓘ tripartite layout ⓘ |
| heritageType | archaeological heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedAtArchaeologicalSite | Uruk archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uruk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | present-day Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Anu Ziggurat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
mudbrick
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whitewashed mudbrick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its whitewashed walls ⓘ |
| overlooks | city of Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
religious complex of Uruk
ⓘ
sacred precinct of Uruk ⓘ |
| period | Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early Sumerian religious architecture
ⓘ
one of the earliest known monumental temples in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
offerings to Anu
ⓘ
public religious ceremonies ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.