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title: Remains of the Ziggurat Attached to the Temple of Lions at Mari
author: Heretiq
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4417/remains-of-the-ziggurat-attached-to-the-temple-of/
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updated: 2024-07-15
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# Remains of the Ziggurat Attached to the Temple of Lions at Mari

_Authored by Heretiq_

## Image File

[![Remains of the Ziggurat Attached to the Temple of Lions at Mari](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4417.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4417.jpg)

## Image Caption

Excavated remains of the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Lions, a 40-foot terrace attached to a temple at [Mari](https://www.worldhistory.org/mari/). The temple, also known as the Temple of the King of the Land was built by the ruler, Ishtup-Ilum, in the 22nd century BCE and dedicated to the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/), Degan.

Tell Hariri, [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Heretiq. (2016, January 18). Remains of the Ziggurat Attached to the Temple of Lions at Mari. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4417/remains-of-the-ziggurat-attached-to-the-temple-of/>
### Chicago
Heretiq. "Remains of the Ziggurat Attached to the Temple of Lions at Mari." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 18, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4417/remains-of-the-ziggurat-attached-to-the-temple-of/>.
### MLA
Heretiq. "Remains of the Ziggurat Attached to the Temple of Lions at Mari." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jan 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4417/remains-of-the-ziggurat-attached-to-the-temple-of/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MariZiggurat.jpg) by [**Heretiq**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MariZiggurat.jpg). Submitted by [Henry Curtis Pelgrift](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/hpelgrift/ "User Page: Henry Curtis Pelgrift"), published on 18 January 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.