Ziggurat of Ur - Ziggurat of Ur

Japanese: ウルのジッグラト - うるのじっぐらと
Ziggurat of Ur - Ziggurat of Ur

...However, since the foundations from the 5th and 4th millennia BC are not multi-layered, it would be more appropriate to limit the origin and existence of ziggurats to the 3rd millennium BC or later. The best-preserved ziggurat at Ur has a base measuring 60m x 45m, and although only two levels remain, it is believed that a temple to the moon god Nannar was located on top of the three-tiered foundation. The ziggurat is surrounded by a wall and forms a complex with a place of worship and a courtyard.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Ziggurat of Ur" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし前5千年紀および前4千年紀の基壇は重層基壇ではないので,現状ではジッグラトの起源と存在を前3千年紀以降に限定する方が妥当であろう。 最も保存の良いウルのジッグラトは基底部が60m×45mで,現状では2段しか残っていないが,3段の基壇上に月神ナンナルの神殿があったと推測されている。ジッグラトは周壁をめぐらし,礼拝所や中庭をともなって一つの複合体を形成している。…

※「ウルのジッグラト」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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