High templeThe Ziggurat of Ur was constructed in the last flush of Sumerian glory, in around 2100 B.C. Topped by a temple dedicated to Nanna, the god of the moon, the ziggurat was excavated by ...

Temple decorThese terra-cotta plates adorned ... Because these structures were built with mud-baked bricks, most Mesopotamian ziggurats have been unearthed in a poor state of preservation.

According to Rumor, Mesopotamia was the origin of ... it has been generally agreed that the Ziggurat of Ur held a cerulean temple sitting atop two massive mud-brick tiers. The base alone consisted ...

“He was a Zoroastrian, and the ziggurat is a Zoroastrian temple that is kind of designed ... It’s an ancient religious tower commonly built in Mesopotamia between 2,200-500 B.C. The structure ...

Among the most significant features of the archaeological site is the Ninurta Temple—with its ziggurat (stepped ... was a major civilization of ancient Mesopotamia—a historic region centered ...