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E-sara

Temple in Uruk dedicated to Inanna From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

E-sara
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E-sara (Cuneiform: E2 SAR.A 𒂍𒊬𒀀 "House of the Universe"), was the temple dedicated to Inanna in Uruk by Ur-Nammu[1] (reigned c. 2112 BC – 2094 BC).

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Foundation tablet from the Temple of Inanna at Uruk, dating to the reign of Ur-Nammu.

In the Enuma Elish, E-sara was created by Marduk at the end of Tablet IV, as he divided Tiamat into two halves, and created a "House of Heaven", for Anu, Bel, and Ea.

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