a dictionary of ancient near eastern architecture

[...]... chambers and parallel oblong rooms surrounded a square main room or courtyard Arik, R.O., Les fouilles dAla a Hỹyỹk (Ankara 1937) Kosay, H.Z., Akok, M., Ausgrabungen von Ala a Hỹyỹk: 194048 (Ankara 1966) 10 ALTINTEPE Egyptian altar, Karnak Temple at Altintepe 11 AL-UBAID Urartian sanctuaries (Arinberd, KARMIRBLUR) which were inspired by the palatial wall-decorations of Assyria On the summit of the hill,... symmetrically placed doorways The ramp-like stairways and monumental gates of Persepolis have a theatrical rather than defensive character Indeed the whole building ostentatiously lacks ramifications of security Columned halls (see APADANA) and deep porticoes were the most important features of Achaemenian architecture; this TRABEATED style points to Greece as a source of inspiration and is in sharp contrast... Megiddo: Early Bronze temple Tell Agrab: Shara temple Tell al-Rimah: temple and ziggurat Tell Asmar: Square Temple (Abu temple) Tell Asmar: temple and palace (Ur III period) Tell Atchana: palace of Niqmepa Tell el-Amarna: palace in the central quarter (XVIII Dynasty) Tell el-Ful: citadel (c 1000 BC) (restored) Tell Harmal: Nisaba temple Tell Mardikh (Ebla): Royal Palace G (Audience Court) Tepe Gawra: northern... (eg EDFU) Smaller ệzgỹỗ, T., Altintepe, Architectural Monuments and Wall-paintings, I Tỹrk Tarih Kurumu Yayinlarindan 24 (Ankara 1966); II (Ankara 1969) Al-Ubaid Mesopotamia, see map p xviii This site was investigated by Sir Leonard Woolley 12 Ambulatory, mamissi at Philae (GraecoRoman period) ANATOLIAN ARCHITECTURE shrines, such as peripteral chapels or MAMISSIS, had a covered ambulatory, often supported... installations are associated with the Urartian funerary cult practices when he was digging at nearby UR He discovered interesting Early Dynastic remains of a ZIGGURAT, a small settlement and the sanctuary dedicated to Ninhutrsag built by A- anni-padda (c 27th C BC) of Ur The temple stood on a platform of limestone foundations situated on a natural hillock and was approached by a flight of steps with a timber-panelled... extension around a basic unit, eg one or more rooms and a courtyard Further single elements (rooms) or units could be added on at will The possibilities for building by agglutination became apparent as soon as rectangular house plans replaced the Ala a Hỹyỹk: sphinx gate 9 ALALAKH Alalakh see TELL ATCHANA the hieroglyphic sign for offering, representing a mat with a piece of bread on it The altar was rectangular... Timber-enforced wall, Ankara Hittite rock-relief, Yazilikaya (Anatolia) Ur: Enunmah and ziggurat (Ur III period) (photo Kurt Jaritz) 244 245 247 FIGURES Abu Shahrein: temple VII Abusir: pyramid complex of Sahure (V Dynasty) Ala a Hỹyỹk: sphinx gate Aqar Quf: vaults in the store rooms of the palace (Kassite period) Pylon, relief on the temple walls at Edfu Israelite masonry at Samaria (c 9th C BC) Bamah: isometric... through a gate-building abutting against the narrow side of the rectangular enclosure which contained treasure-chambers, magazines and slaughter-houses The central feature of the site was a huge OBELISK of limestone raised on a platform 20m high which could be reached by an internal Abacus and papyri-form column from mortuary temple at Medinet-Habu (XIX Dynasty) 1 ABU SHAHREIN (ANCIENT ERIDU) Abu Shahrein... 142 ILLUSTRATIONS Nineveh: SW palace Nush-i-Jan: plan Nuzi: double sanctuary (level B) Mari: palace of the Isin-Larsa period Persepolis: palace Ras Shamra: Royal Palace Proto-Aeolian capitals from Samaria (restored) Saqqara: engaged columns in Djosers complex (III Dynasty) Ur: Enki temple (Ur III period) Abu Ghurob: sun temple (V Dynasty) Susa: house of Attura-Uktuh (Elamite period) Urartian Susi temple... Jaritz) Phoenician masonry, Ras Shamra (photo by courtesy of the Institute of Archaeology, London) Intra-mural tomb at Kỹltepe (Anatolia) Torus moulding, Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnak (XIX Dynasty) Trabeated structure, post and lintel, from mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Deir-el-Bahari Urartian fortification walls, Arinberd (photo Thomas Forbes) Uruk: temple of Inanna, built by Karaindash (Kassite period) . class="bi x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" A Dictionary of ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ARCHITECTURE A Dictionary of ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ARCHITECTURE GWENDOLYN LEICK with illustrations by Francis J.Kirk London and. 142 ILLUSTRATIONS xiii Nineveh: SW palace 147 Nush-i-Jan: plan 149 Nuzi: double sanctuary (level B) 151 Mari: palace of the Isin-Larsa period 156 Persepolis: palace 163 Ras Shamra: Royal Palace 174 Proto-Aeolian capitals from. Kurt Jaritz) 158 Pasargadae: palace of Cyrus (photo Kurt Jaritz) 160 Pasargadae: tomb of Cyrus (photo Kurt Jaritz) 160 Persepolis: view of the palace (photo Kurt Jaritz) 161 Persepolis: Apadana (photo