Temple of Uruk - Uruk Shrine

Japanese: ウルクの神殿 - うるくのしんでん
Temple of Uruk - Uruk Shrine

The word "mosaic" comes from the nine Muses of Greek mythology, and was called opus musivum in Latin.
[Ancient]
In the southernmost part of Mesopotamia, the temple of Uruk (late 4th millennium BC) features mosaic decorations of geometric patterns made of small pieces of terracotta on pillars and other parts. In Egypt, the walls of pyramid tombs were sometimes decorated with colored tiles (Saqqara, Step Pyramid of Djoser, late 27th century BC).

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "Temple of Uruk" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお〈モザイク〉という語は,ギリシア神話の9人の女神ムーサイMousaiに由来し,ラテン語ではオプス・ムシウムopus musivumと呼ばれた。
[古代]
 メソポタミア最南部,ウルクの神殿(前4千年紀後半)には,柱などにテラコッタの小片による幾何学文のモザイク装飾が施されている。またエジプトでは,ピラミッドの墓室の壁に色タイルを並べる装飾が施されることがあった(サッカラ,ジェセル王の階段ピラミッド,前27世紀末ころ)。…

※「ウルクの神殿」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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