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Ezida

ancient temple, Calah, Iraq

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construction at Calah

In 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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worship of Nabu

In 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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