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Esagila
Temple in Babylon, modern Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ésagila or Esangil (Sumerian: 𒂍𒊕𒅍𒆷 É-SAǦ-ÍL.LA, "temple whose top is lofty")[1] was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of Babylon. It lay south of the ziggurat Etemenanki.