Home›Mesopotamian Sites›Associated WithBrowse ByAssociated WithThis page groups sacred sites by the religion that considers them holy. Wikipedia notes that "one or more religions may consider sacred locations to be of special significance." Browsing this way lets a visitor find every site that a particular religion recognizes as sacred, even one shared by more than one tradition.FactsLearn MoreAssociated WithSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe temples and ziggurats of the world's earliest cities. The temple was a household: the god lived in the sanctuary, was washed, fed and clothed daily, and owned land, herds and labour. The ziggurat was the platform of that household, not a building the public entered. 2Peoples and Traditions CoveredWell-attestedSumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian cities across three thousand years, with different languages, different capitals and pantheons that were repeatedly rearranged around whichever city held power. "Mesopotamian religion" is a convenience for a long sequence of related but distinct systems. 3DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreSacred Sites of Mesopotamia This group gathers the sacred sites of ancient Mesopotamia, the temples and towering ziggurats of Sumer, Babylon and Assyria, raised to the gods of the world's earliest cities. The ziggurat, a stepped temple-tower, is among the most characteristic monuments of the ancient Near East. The browser will find the temple-cities and sacred structures of the Mesopotamian civilisations. The entries describe each site's deity and history as a monument of a vanished religion.Associated WithFilter Results6 entriesDomain / FunctionAllCraft, metalwork and smithing (1)Creation and cosmogony (2)Kingship and sovereignty (4)Love and desire (1)Magic and sorcery (2)Moon (1)Prophecy and divination (1)Rivers, lakes and springs (1)Sky (1)Stars and planets (1)Storm and thunder (2)War and battle (1)Wind (1)Wisdom and counsel (1)Era of Attestation End YearAll100 (6)Era of Attestation Start YearAll3200 BCE (1)2900 BCE (1)2600 BCE (3)1800 BCE (1)GenderAllFemale (1)Male (5)HistoricityAllLegendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (2)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (4)Principal Cult CentreAllThe E-abzu at Eridu (1)The Eanna precinct at Uruk (1)The Ekur at Nippur (1)The Esagila at Babylon (1)Ur, and Harran (1)Uruk (1)Uruk, Nineveh and Arbela (1)Status Within the TraditionAllNot formally addressed by this tradition (1)TheologyAllPolytheistic: many gods (6)Veneration TodayAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAnuAssociated With1 entryEnkiAssociated With1 entryEnlilAssociated With1 entryInannaAssociated With1 entryMardukAssociated With1 entrySinAssociated With1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddessestier 1Nicole Brisch (ed.), Oracc / Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus, University of Pennsylvania, 2011View the Source3. Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Otherstier 1Stephanie Dalley, Oxford University Press, 2000View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.