Eanna temple complex

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The Eanna temple complex was a major religious and ceremonial center in the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk, primarily dedicated to the goddess Inanna and associated with early urban development and monumental architecture.

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Eanna temple complex canonical 2
Eanna temple precinct 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
religious center
temple complex
alsoDedicatedTo Anu
associatedWith Uruk period
development of writing
early urbanization
monumental architecture
builtInCenturyBC 4th millennium BC
culture Sumerian civilization
dedicatedTo Inanna
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute
Julius Jordan
excavationBeganIn 1912
hasArchaeologicalFind administrative texts
clay tablets
cylinder seals
statuettes
votive objects
hasFeature cone mosaic decoration
decorated facades
enclosure walls
monumental staircases
hasFunction administrative center
cult center of Inanna
economic center
religious ceremonies
hasStructure courtyards
monumental buildings
shrines
storehouses
temples
ziggurats
inscriptionsLanguage Akkadian
Sumerian
knownFor early monumental stone and mudbrick architecture
evidence of early state formation
rich cultic installations
locatedIn Uruk
locatedInCountry Sumer
surface form: ancient Sumer
locatedInPresentDay Iraq
mainDeity Inanna
partOf Uruk archaeological site
surface form: city of Uruk
partOfArchaeologicalZone Uruk archaeological site
surface form: Warka (Uruk) ruins
period Early Dynastic period
Uruk period
religion Sumerian religion
UNESCOTentativeListStatus Uruk archaeological site
surface form: Ancient City of Uruk

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Inanna temple Eanna temple complex
Uruk hasTemple Eanna temple complex
Warka hasArchaeologicalFeature Eanna temple complex
this entity surface form: Eanna temple precinct