CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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religion
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ziggurat
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cuneiform
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polytheism
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sumerians originally practiced a polytheistic religion, with anthropomorphic deities representing cosmic and terrestrial forces in their world. The earliest Sumerian literature of the third millennium BC identifies four primary deities: An, Enlil, Ninhursag, and Enki .
Detailed explanation-2: -In all, the Sumerians worshipped over 3, 000 gods. The Sumerians believed their gods were a lot like people.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Ziggurat was built as a place of worship, dedicated to the moon god Nanna in the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia. Today, after more than 4, 000 years, the ziggurat is still well preserved in large parts as the only major remainder of Ur in present-day southern Iraq.