Remains of the Ziggurat Attached to the Temple of Lions at Mari

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Henry Curtis Pelgrift
by Heretiq
published on 18 January 2016
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Excavated remains of the Temple of Lions, a 40-foot terrace attached to a temple at 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, Degan.

Tell Hariri, Syria.

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