Elagabgid (a room in Ezida at Borsippa)

Elagabgid, which might be a temple magazine in Ezida, is mentioned in a fragmentary inscription of Nabonidus (r. 555–539 BC), Babylon's last native king. Given the poor state of preservation of that Akkadian text, no information about Elagabgid is known. Its suggested function is based solely on the meaning of its name.

Names and Spellings

The Sumerian ceremonial name this part of Ezida means "Long Block."

Written Forms: e₂-lagab-gid₂.

Known Builders

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 625–539 BC)

Nabonidus (r. 555–539 BC)

Archaeological Remains

Elagabgid has not yet been positively identified in the archaeological record.

Banner image: photograph of the remains of Ezida and Eurmeiminanki taken ca. 2002 (left); woodcut from "Pleasant Hours: A Monthly Journal of Home Reading and Sunday Teaching; Volume III" published by the Church of England's National Society's Depository, London, in 1863 (center); areal photograph of the ruins of Ezida and Eurmeiminanki taken in 1928 (right). Images from Getty Images.

Jamie Novotny

Jamie Novotny, 'Elagabgid (a room in Ezida at Borsippa)', Babylonian Temples and Monumental Architecture online (BTMAo), The BTMAo Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, [http://oracc.org/btmao/Borsippa/TemplesandZiggurat/Ezida/RoomsandGates/Elagabgid/]

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