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Definition of Zikkurat

Zikkurat
Zikkurat ik"ku*rat, n. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top.

Meaning of Zikkurat from wikipedia

- A ziggurat (/ˈzɪɡʊˌræt/; Cuneiform: 𒅆𒂍𒉪, Akkadian: ziqqurratum, D-stem of zaqārum 'to protrude, to build high', cognate with other Semitic languages...
- Vexillum zikkurat is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. This marine species occurs off...
- temple complex, measuring about 53 by 90 meters had a zikkurat on its western side. In the zikkurat was found a text identifying the temple as the temple...
- by Robert Koldewey, and of uncertain authenticity, reads: "Etemenanki Zikkurat Babibli [Ziggurat of Babylon] I made it, the wonder of the people of the...
- large-scale pieces like beeswax chambers and stepped pyramids called "Zikkurats". His selection of those materials are deeply meaningful, but they do...
- Vexillum zelotypum (Reeve, 1845) Vexillum ziervogelii (Gmelin, 1791) Vexillum zikkurat H. Turner, 2000 Vexillum lanceolatum (Hervier, 1897) (possible synonym...