Ezida

ancient temple, Calah, Iraq

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Calah was an ancient Assyrian city located south of Mosul in northern Iraq, now known as Nimrud. Founded in the 13th century BCE, it became the military capital of Assyria under King Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BCE.12

Within Calah, the temple complex known as Ezida was a significant religious building. Founded in 798 BCE, Ezida housed the temple of Nabu, the god of writing, and his consort Tashmetum. This temple library contained numerous religious and magical texts.1

In March 2015, there were reports of militants destroying artifacts at the site of Calah.1

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Calah
… (Semiramis of Greek legend), was Ezida, which included the temple of Nabu (Nebo), god of writing, and his consort Tashmetum (Tashmit). The temple library and an annex contained many religious and magical texts and several “treaties,” including the last will and testament of Esarhaddon (reigned 680–669). In the outer town…
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… (Semiramis of Greek legend), was Ezida, which included the temple of Nabu (Nebo), god of writing, and his consort Tashmetum (Tashmit). The temple library and an annex contained many religious and magical texts and several “treaties,” including the last will and testament of Esarhaddon (reigned 680–669). In the outer town…
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Nabu
He had a chapel named Ezida in his father’s temple Esagila, where at the New Year feast he was installed alongside Marduk. In his own holy city, Borsippa, he was supreme. At this time Nabu was also a prominent deity in Assyria, where several temples were devoted to his worship.
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He had a chapel named Ezida in his father’s temple Esagila, where at the New Year feast he was installed alongside Marduk. In his own holy city, Borsippa, he was supreme. At this time Nabu was also a prominent deity in Assyria, where several temples were devoted to his worship.
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