The Animated Temple and Its Agency in the Urban Life of the City in Ancient Mesopotamia Beate Pongratz-Leisten, NYU, ISAW

In ancient Mesopotamia, the functions of temple were manifold. It could operate as an administrative center, a center learning, place jurisdiction, for healing, and economic institution, indicated in both textual archaeological sources. All these involved numerous diverse personnel generated interaction with surrounding world, thereby turning into urban life. Because fulfilled all addition to housing divinity, it acquired agency its own right. Thus, temple, city, divinity merge concerted action. is this aspect that lies at following considerations.