White Temple Of God Anu In Sacred Precinct Of Kullaba At Uruk

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The White Temple stood in the sacred precinct of the god Anu in the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk, now Warka, Iraq, which was also the legendary home of Gilgamesh.

Digital reconstruction of the White Temple of god Anu along with ziggurat, (Uruk (modern Warka), c. 3517–3358 B.C. Image credit: Artefacts-berlin.de  (German Archaeological Institute).

This area was originally known as Kullaba before its incorporation into the Eanna District. The sacred precinct of Kullaba dates to the Eridu period, when it was among the most important cities in Sumer.

The White Temple, named for its pale mud-brick walls, stood atop the Anu Ziggurat, the oldest surviving ziggurat. The terrace was extended and raised at least ten times, eventually reaching a height of approximately 12 meters. The shrine’s outer walls were covered with a thin white plaster facade, which appeared almost luminous in bright sunlight.

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