Round 9: Tossup 16

A set of 42 texts named for these places identifies the first known named author, Enheduanna. The symbol É ("eh") prefixes the name of many of these places, such as one excavated by Robert Koldewey called (10[1])Esagila. Cyrus the Great’s namesake cylinder attests to him restoring (10[1]-5[1])these places, one of which names the historical period that began after (10[1])he ended the Babylonian Captivity. Three bitumen and mudbrick terraces once supported one of these places atop (-5[1])a “great” structure (-5[1])from (10[1])the Third Dynasty of Ur. (10[1])In Ancient (10[1])Mesopotamia, these places were elevated with pyramidal ziggurats. For 10 points, name this general type of building where figures such as Ishtar were worshipped. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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