Ninmach Temple, Ancient temple ruins in Babylon, Iraq.
The Ninmach Temple stands near the Processional Way and Ishtar Gate, featuring a central courtyard surrounded by ceremonial chambers and sacred rooms.
Archaeological excavations initiated by Hormuzd Rassam in 1880 revealed multiple reconstruction phases during the reigns of Esarhaddon, Assurbanipal, and Nebuchadnezzar II.
The temple honored Ninmach, a mother goddess of Mesopotamian mythology, with dedicated spaces for women to perform ritual bathing and prayers.
The World Monuments Fund conducts preservation work at the temple, focusing on documentation, restoration, and training local teams in conservation methods.
Each reconstruction phase elevated the temple several meters higher than its previous iteration, preserving original walls and lime-gypsum plaster beneath newer structures.
Location: Babylon
GPS coordinates: 32.54320,44.42300
Latest update: March 3, 2025 09:59
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