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What was the name of the religion that the people from Ur practiced?

Nanna - the moon god. A ziggurat was built as a temple to worship this diety.


Who built the first Ziggurat at UR?

The first Ziggurat at Ur was built by King Ur-Nammu, a ruler of the ancient city-state of Ur in Mesopotamia around 2100 BC. He constructed the Great Ziggurat of Ur as a temple dedicated to the moon god Nanna.


When was the ziggurat of Ur built?

The Ziggurat of Ur was built in, 2100 b.c.


Who excavated the ziggurat at UR and when?

The ziggurat at Ur was excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley in the 1920s. Woolley's excavation revealed the remains of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, including the ziggurat dedicated to the moon god Nanna.


Which king who ordered the ziggurat at Ur to be built?

Ur-Nammu was the king that ordered the ziggurat at Ur to be built.


Who built the ziggurat?

slaves


Why were house built around the ziggurat?

The ziggurat is so powerful that people had to protect it so they built houses around it.


What does a ziggurat symbolize?

A ziggurat somewhat means, "The Hill of Heavens" or "Mountain of God" ziggurat was a temple built for the sumer? or the Mesopotamians


What is the importance to the term ziggurat?

the ziggurat was initially built in honor of some deity or the other.


How did the Mesopotamian reach the upper levels of the ziggurat?

They used the stairs they built outside of the ziggurat.


Where was the Sumerian ziggurat built at?

Sumerian ziggurats were typically built in the center of major cities, serving as religious and administrative centers. Some well-known examples include the ziggurat at Ur and the ziggurat at Eridu.


When was the Sumerian Ziggurat built?

400 B.C.