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zikkurat,

  • a variation of ziggurat.
    ziggurat
    noun
    (among the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians) a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces.

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Threshold of Long Life, name of zikkurat in Sippar, 641.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

E-temen-an-ki, zikkurat to Marduk at Babylon, 619, 639; meaning of name, 639.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

The zikkurat itself being an attempt to reproduce the shape of the earth, the representation of the ‘apsu’ would suggest itself as a natural accessory to the temple.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall

It will be apparent that such a view of the papakhu is the result of theological speculation, and is not due, as is the conception of the zikkurat, to popular beliefs.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

The name 'house of oracle' given to the zikkurat at Nippur is a valuable indication of the special sanctity that continued to be attached to the staged tower.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow