Built on seven levels the ziggurat represented seven heavens and planes of existence, the seven planets and the seven metals associated with them and their corresponding colors. Temple Garden is a Psychedelic Rock band based in Austin, TX - In April 2021. Choqazanbil Temple (Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat) is situated at a distance of 30 km south east of Shoosh (Susa) and 80 km north of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province. The temples of the Sumerians were believed to be a cosmic axis, a vertical bond between heaven and Earth, and the Earth and the underworld, and a horizontal bond between the lands. Mikeys Megalithic Ziggurat by Temple Garden, released 30 April 2021. Moreover, the ziggurat may have been built as a bridge between heaven and earth. It has also been suggested that the ziggurat was a symbolic representation of the primeval mound upon which the universe had supposedly been created. As a result the priests were very powerful members of Sumerian society. The upper part of the Tongue Tower of the ziggurat and temple of Nabu at Borsippa, Iraq. Only priests were permitted inside the ziggurat and it was their responsibility to care for the gods and attend to their needs. Stamped mud-brick from the ziggurat and temple of Nabu, Borsippa, Iraq. by the king Ur-Nammu of the Third Dynasty of Ur for the moon goddess Nanna, the divine patron of the city state. Through the ziggurat the gods could be close to mankind and each city had its own patron god or goddess. The ziggurat at Ur and the temple on its top were built around 2100 B.C.E. CAD rendering of Sialk's largest ziggurat based on archeological evidence.The Mesopotamian ziggurats were not the place of public worship or ceremonies but instead were believed to be dwelling places for the gods.
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