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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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