Ehursag

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title: Ehursag
text: Eḫursag is a Sumerian term meaning "house of the mountains". Sumerian ÉḪURSAG is written as a special ligature, sometimes etymologized as É.ḪAR.SAG (𒂍𒄯𒊕), written with the signs É "temple", ḪAR "mountain" and SAG "head". Ehursag is commonly associated with a temple of Enlil discovered by Sir. Charles Leonard Woolley during excavations at Ur in modern-day Iraq. He originally considered this to be a palace, a view that was later rejected in replace for a temple. The location of the royal palace at
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date created: 2011-06-09T19:30:05Z
date modified: 2024-09-08T18:11:09Z
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