zikkurat,
- a variation of ziggurat.
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Agade, ancient center, 35, 245; rulers, 36; temple E-ul-mash of Nanâ, 82; temple of Anunit-Ishtar, 117, 242; zikkurat E-an-dadia, 639.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
House of the Seven Divisions of Heaven and Earth, name of zikkurat at Borsippa, 639.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
E-pa, zikkurat at Lagash, 639; meaning of name, 639.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
The base of this zikkurat, which may be regarded as a specimen of the tower in its most elaborate form, was a quadrangular mass 272 feet square and 26 feet high.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
The outcome of this ideal was the so-called staged tower, known as the zikkurat.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
