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    44°25′17″E / 32.53389°N 44.42139°E / 32.53389; 44.42139 Asia portal The Ésagila or Esangil (Sumerian: 𒂍𒊕𒅍𒆷 É-SAǦ-ÍL.LA, "temple whose top is lofty")...
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    Nabonidus (redirect from Ina-Esagila-remat)
    dwellings in Babylon, the temples Esagila and Ezida, as the temples and dwellings of Sîn. Though it does not appear that the Esagila was ever "usurped" by Sîn...
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    ancient city of Babylon, traditionally housed in the city's main temple, the Esagila. There were seven statues of Marduk in Babylon, but 'the' Statue of Marduk...
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  • rebuilt the ziggurat. The city's central feature was the temple of Marduk (Esagila), with which the Etemenanki ziggurat was associated. Fenollós et al. note...
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    and Antiochus II Theos, who succeeded his father as king. The Ruin of Esagila Chronicle, dated between 302 and 281 BC, mentions that a crown prince,...
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    the city of Babylonia (...) What king of Elam is there who provided for Esagila and ... ? The Babylonians ... and [-] their message: “(As for) [the wo]rds...
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    destroyed Babylon's fortifications and damaged the temples in the city. The Esagila was allegedly subject to great damage, and Xerxes allegedly carried the...
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    the 1st millennium BC. In Babylon, Marduk was worshipped in the temple Esagila. His symbol is the spade and he is associated with the Mušḫuššu. By the...
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    cult of Esagila and Ezida and is constantly concerned with the well being of Babylon and Borsippa, the wise, the humble, the caretaker of Esagila and Ezida...
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    Amēl-Marduk spoke, not [. . .] . . . "concerning the treasure of [the Esagila] and Babylon [. . ."] they mentioned the cities of the great gods [. ....
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    Babylon's main temple, the Esagila. Although there were actually seven separate statues of Marduk in Babylon; four in the Esagila, one in the Etemenanki (the...
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    in Akkadian cuneiform c. 250 BC, mentioning Antiochus I, son of Seleucus I "the Macedonian", who restored the temples of Esagila and Ezida in Babylon....
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    class), wardu (lower class), High Priest, and the King. The priest of Ésagila (Marduk's house) would recite sad prayers with the other priests and the...
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    caretaker of Esagila and Ezida, foremost son of Seleucus, the king, the Macedonian, king of Babylon, am I. When I desired to build Esagila and Ezida, the...
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    of the religious quarters of Babylon, containing the temple called the Esagila as well as the temple of Annunitum, among others, was also named Eridu...
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  • king. He is known to have continued construction and repair work on the Esagila, the main temple in Babylon, as well as repaired the royal palace and the...
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    the city of Babylonia (...) What king of Elam is there who provided for Esagila and ... ? The Babylonians ... and [-] their message: “(As for) [the wo]rds...
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    It had been placed as a foundation deposit in the foundations of the Ésagila, the city's main temple. Rassam's expedition followed on from an earlier...
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    "beautiful Babylon pass through your heart, Turn your face toward (your temple) Esagila, which you love!" The Hymn to Marduk, celebrating victory over the Elamites...
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    underworld cosmology. In gratitude, the Anunnaki, the "Great Gods", build Esagila, a "splendid" temple dedicated to Marduk, Ea, and Ellil. In the eighth-century...
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    other work, rebuilt many of the city's religious buildings, including the Esagila and Etemenanki, renovated its existing palace, constructed a brand new...
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  • not isolated to Canaan. It appeared in surrounding areas, including the Esagila or temple of Marduk as tutelary deity in Babylon, where pairs of bronze...
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    restoration of the great temple complex dedicated to Bel, known as the Esagila, and the enormous ziggurat complex called Etemenanki as well as the restoration...
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    about 22 meters (72') high and at the south of the site. It is the site of Esagila, a temple of Marduk that also contained shrines to Ea and Nabu. Homera...
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    temple, the Rēš as a counterpart to the Esagila in Babylon. Architecturally, the Rēš was very similar to the Esagila and in cuneiform signs, its name was...
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    the inhabitants, pillaged and plundered his way across the city to the Esagila temple, where he made off with the statue of Marduk. After capturing Babylonia...
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    unknown origin. He also features in a hymn to Marduk and the gods of the Esagila. His depiction in Assyrian reliefs is limited to a marine scene in Sargon...
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    inscription on a cylinder that was deposited in the foundations of the Esagila temple dedicated to the chief Babylonian god, Marduk. The text of the cylinder...
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    has recently been identified with Bēl-reʾû-šunu, a high priest of the Esagila Temple mentioned in a document from 258 BCE. The name "Berossus" likely...
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    millennium BC, accuses him of "criminal tendencies, and the property of Esagila and Babylon he took away as booty." The manner of death is unknown, only...
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