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EspañolGREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR
Ur seen across the Royal tombs, with the Great Ziggurat in the background, January 17, 2004
The 'Ziggurat' was built as a place of worship, dedicated to the moon god Nanna (or ''Suen.'' The name ''Nanna'' is Sumerian for "illuminator."), in the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia (). The temple, a huge stepped platform, was constructed approximately in the 21st century BC by king Ur-Nammu. In Sumerian times it was called 'Etemennigur'. Today, after more than 4000 years, the ziggurat is still well preserved in large parts as the only major remainder of Ur in present-day southern Iraq.
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