ziggurat /ˈzɪɡʊrat 
/ ▸ noun (in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9). – ORIGIN from Akkadian ziqqurratu.
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