The Long Road Out of Eden: Early Dynastic Temples, a Quantitative Approach to the Bent-Axis Shrines
This study was conducted to quantitatively assess the architectural data stemming from 70 buildings usually considered as bent-axis temples, a type of Mesopotamian temple mainly constructed from 2900 to 2300–2200 BC. The study reviews, region-by-region and site-by-site, the dimensions of the rooms c...
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| description | This study was conducted to quantitatively assess the architectural data stemming from 70 buildings usually considered as bent-axis temples, a type of Mesopotamian temple mainly constructed from 2900 to 2300–2200 BC. The study reviews, region-by-region and site-by-site, the dimensions of the rooms considered the “holy of holies”, registering width, length, and surface area. The results are discussed in comparison to the previous reception rooms of the tripartite buildings, considered the original matrix from which these shrines developed. The chronological and regional differences that are outlined provide some insights about the kind of social units that were involved in the use of those buildings, which were key structures in the urban fabric of Early City states. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c8f7e59f4ee4817ad02c4cef2ceb7872023-11-22T09:31:02ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442021-08-0112866610.3390/rel12080666The Long Road Out of Eden: Early Dynastic Temples, a Quantitative Approach to the Bent-Axis ShrinesPascal Butterlin0VEPMO, UMR 7041 ARSCAN Laboratory, Art Institute, Paris 1 Panthéon University, 75006 Paris, FranceThis study was conducted to quantitatively assess the architectural data stemming from 70 buildings usually considered as bent-axis temples, a type of Mesopotamian temple mainly constructed from 2900 to 2300–2200 BC. The study reviews, region-by-region and site-by-site, the dimensions of the rooms considered the “holy of holies”, registering width, length, and surface area. The results are discussed in comparison to the previous reception rooms of the tripartite buildings, considered the original matrix from which these shrines developed. The chronological and regional differences that are outlined provide some insights about the kind of social units that were involved in the use of those buildings, which were key structures in the urban fabric of Early City states.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/8/666sacred architectureEarly City Statesbent-axis temples |
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| title | The Long Road Out of Eden: Early Dynastic Temples, a Quantitative Approach to the Bent-Axis Shrines |
| title_full | The Long Road Out of Eden: Early Dynastic Temples, a Quantitative Approach to the Bent-Axis Shrines |
| title_fullStr | The Long Road Out of Eden: Early Dynastic Temples, a Quantitative Approach to the Bent-Axis Shrines |
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| title_short | The Long Road Out of Eden: Early Dynastic Temples, a Quantitative Approach to the Bent-Axis Shrines |
| title_sort | long road out of eden early dynastic temples a quantitative approach to the bent axis shrines |
| topic | sacred architecture Early City States bent-axis temples |
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