Image:Ziggurat of ur.jpg|thumb|right|Artist's rendering of the Ziggurat of Ur.
English

Pronunciation
enPR|zĭg`�-r�t
audio|en-us-ziggurat.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From Akk. term|ziqqurratu|langakk, from term|zaq�ru||to build high|langakk.

Noun
en-noun

1. A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.

Derived terms
zigguratic, zigguratical

Translations
trans-top|temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley
trans-mid
Sumerian: t|sux|scCuneiform|���|trIGI.�.NIR
trans-bottom

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• 2007-12-28 00:48 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Sumerian]]

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