E-kishnugal

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E-kishnugal was a major Sumerian temple complex in the city of Ur dedicated to the moon god Nanna (Sin).

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
E-kishnugal canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sumerian temple ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
associatedPeriod Early Dynastic period ⓘ
Ur III period ⓘ
associatedWith moon ⓘ
ziggurat of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Ziggurat of Ur
associatedWithCityDeity tutelary god of Ur ⓘ
culture Sumerian ⓘ
linked to: Sumer
dedicatedTo Nanna ⓘ
Sin ⓘ
dedication moon god of Mesopotamia ⓘ
hasDeityRole house of Nanna in Ur ⓘ
hasFunction cult center of Nanna ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
hasType temple to a lunar deity ⓘ
languageOfName Sumerian ⓘ
linked to: Sumerian language
locatedIn Ur ⓘ
locatedInCountry Sumer ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Iraq ⓘ
locatedInRegion southern Mesopotamia ⓘ
majorDeity Nanna ⓘ
Sin ⓘ
namedAfter Nanna ⓘ
partOf city of Ur ⓘ
religion ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
significance major temple complex of Ur ⓘ
worshipPracticed Nanna cult ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nanna → temple → E-kishnugal ⓘ
Lord of Ur → associatedTemple → E-kishnugal ⓘ