Eanna district

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The Eanna district is a major sacred precinct within the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk, renowned as a religious and ceremonial center dedicated primarily to the goddess Inanna.

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Eanna district canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
sacred precinct ⓘ
temple district ⓘ
alsoDedicatedTo Ishtar ⓘ
linked to: Inanna
archaeologicalExcavationsBy German Archaeological Institute ⓘ
associatedDeity Anu ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ
associatedWithTextualSource Inanna cultic texts ⓘ
Sumerian temple hymns ⓘ
contains administrative buildings ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
shrines ⓘ
temple of Inanna ⓘ
temple platforms ⓘ
culture Akkadian ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ
dedicatedTo Inanna ⓘ
excavationSite Warka (Uruk) ⓘ
linked to: Uruk
hasArchaeologicalStratum Uruk III ⓘ
Uruk IV ⓘ
hasFeature decorated cone mosaics ⓘ
monumental mudbrick architecture ⓘ
temple terraces ⓘ
hasNameInSumerian E₂.AN.NA ⓘ
hasPlanType multi-courtyard temple complex ⓘ
knownFor cult of Inanna ⓘ
early writing tablets ⓘ
monumental temples ⓘ
rich architectural remains ⓘ
locatedIn Uruk ⓘ
locatedInCountry ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to: Mesopotamia
locatedInPresentDay Iraq ⓘ
material baked brick ⓘ
mudbrick ⓘ
meaningOfName House of Heaven ⓘ
partOf city of Uruk ⓘ
periodOfUse Akkadian period ⓘ
Early Dynastic period ⓘ
Old Babylonian period ⓘ
Ur III period ⓘ
Uruk period ⓘ
politicalRole seat of temple administration ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
religiousFunction ceremonial center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
religiousRole center of Inanna’s cult in Uruk ⓘ
significance one of the principal temple complexes of ancient Uruk ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeListStatus part of Archaeological City of Uruk (tentative) ⓘ

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Uruk archaeological site → hasPart → Eanna district ⓘ