杜尔·库里加尔祖
Dur-Kurigalzu (modern '' in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq) was a city in southern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala rivers, about west of the center of Baghdad. It was founded by a Kassite king of Babylon, Kurigalzu I (died c. 1375 BC) and was abandoned after the fall of the Kassite dynasty (c. 1155 BC). The city was of such importance that it appeared on toponym lists in the funerary temple of the Egyptian pharaoh, Amenophis III (c. 1351 BC) at Kom el-Hettan". The prefix Dur is an Akkadian term meaning "fortress of", while the Kassite royal name Kurigalzu'' is believed to
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- `Aqar-Qūf
- Ancient site.native_name
- عَقَرْقُوفDur-Kurigalzu
- Ancient site.image
- 1. The Kassite era ziggurat at Aqar-Quf (Dur-Kurigalzu), western Baghdad, Iraq. December 29, 2021.jpg
- Ancient site.alt
- A large, partially restored, brick building with a soldier in front
- Ancient site.caption
- The ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, December 2021
- Ancient site.map_type
- Iraq
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
- Ancient site.region
- Mesopotamia
- Ancient site.type
- tell
- Ancient site.length
- –
- Ancient site.excavations
Article · 中文
杜尔·库里加尔祖（英語：Dur-Kurigalzu），伊拉克古城。位于今伊拉克巴格达以西约30公里。为加喜特国王库瑞噶尔祖一世所建之都（即“库里加尔祖的城堡”），他在此大兴土木，广造殿宇。约公元前11世纪前后，该城为亚述人所摧毁。杜尔·库里加尔祖遗址于19世纪初开始为考古学家所勘察与发掘，建有装饰壁画的宫殿，一尊塑像和高达187英尺的塔庙等遗址均得以揭露。
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