2013/01/01 by Walther Sallaberger · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Ancient Near East History #Ancient Egypt and Archaeology #Altar #Temple #Art #Monster #Pedestal #Humanities #Ancient history #Archaeology #Art history #Geography #History #Visual arts
paper · doi:10.1515/za-2013-0005
openalex publication_date 2013/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The “pedestal, dais” ( parakku ) of Ninurta’s temple Eḫursaĝtila in Babylon is described as a bipartite monument in a topographical text (George 1992, no.9). This allows identification with the so-called “altar” excavated in front of the temple’s gate. The pedestal’s nomination after Asakku refers probably to its adornment with an image of the monster conquered by Ninurta, thereby pointing to the location of his temple.