Dur Kurigalzu

Japanese: ドゥル･クリガルズ（英語表記）Dur Kurigalzu

A ruined city about 20km west of Baghdad, Iraq. Its current name is 'Aqar Qūf. It is famous for its ziggurat, which is over 50m high. As the name, meaning "Fortress of Kurigalzu," suggests, it was newly built by the Kassite king Kurigalzu as a royal capital and fortress. There is no consensus as to whether this king was Kurigalzu I (the 17th king?; year of reign unknown) or Kurigalzu II (the 22nd king; reigned 1332-1308 BC). Excavations by the Iraqi government from 1942 to 1945 uncovered the foundations of the ziggurat, as well as the remains of a temple and a royal palace.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

イラクのバグダードの西約20kmにある都市遺跡。現在名アカル･クーフ‘Aqar Qūf。高さ50m以上もあるジッグラトで有名。その名の意〈クリガルズの要塞〉が示すようにカッシートの王クリガルズが王都兼要塞として新しく建設した町。この王がクリガルズ1世(第17代？。在位年不詳)か同2世(第22代。在位，前1332‐前1308)かについては定説がない。1942‐45年のイラク政府の発掘によりジッグラトの基礎部分のほか，神殿や王宮跡が見つかっている。

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