Ziggurats were mudbrick temples designed to bridge heaven and earth, anchoring religion, power, and architecture in the ancient Near East for thousands of years.
Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, ziggurats were not places of royal burials, but temples dedicated to the patron deity of a city ...
In Iraq, archaeologists have discovered two clay cylinders inscribed with the first known foundation text regarding the restoration of a ziggurat in the ancient city of Kish. Previously, ...