Ḫursagkalamma Palace
The palace of Ḫursagkalamma is a monumental structure of the early Dynasty II that was excavated in hill A of the Tell Ingharra site ( Iraq ), east of Kiš , and was built around 2,600 BC. Built in BC. The palace, which is only partially preserved, consisted of three complexes.
The southern wing of the building consisted of several halls, the ceilings of which z. T. were held by columns and pillars . The inlay figures of the so-called milker frieze also came from this palace complex . To the north of these halls is the oldest part of the palace, which was equipped with thick walls capable of defense. To the west were magazine-like rooms, which in turn were grouped around a square courtyard. An eastern complex was secured with tower-reinforced walls and had a monumental gate system.
literature
- Ernest Mackay: A sumerian palace at the "A" cemetery at Kish. Chicago 1929 full text .
- Ernst Heinrich : Architecture from the early to the New Sumerian period. In: Winfried Orthmann (Ed.): The Old Orient (= Propylaea Art History. Volume 18). Berlin 1975, p. 148
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Coordinates: 32 ° 32 '24.8 " N , 44 ° 36" 15.4 " E
