<P> The Ziggurat ( or Great Ziggurat ) of Ur ( Sumerian : é - temen - ní - gùru `` Etemenniguru '' , meaning `` temple whose foundation creates aura '' ) is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of Ur near Nasiriyah , in present - day Dhi Qar Province , Iraq . The structure was built during the Early Bronze Age ( 21st century BCE ) , but had crumbled to ruins by the 6th century BCE of the Neo-Babylonian period when it was restored by King Nabonidus . </P>
<P> The Ziggurat ( or Great Ziggurat ) of Ur ( Sumerian : é - temen - ní - gùru `` Etemenniguru '' , meaning `` temple whose foundation creates aura '' ) is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of Ur near Nasiriyah , in present - day Dhi Qar Province , Iraq . The structure was built during the Early Bronze Age ( 21st century BCE ) , but had crumbled to ruins by the 6th century BCE of the Neo-Babylonian period when it was restored by King Nabonidus . </P>
where is the great ziggurat of ur located
where is the great ziggurat of ur located
present - day Dhi Qar Province , Iraq
present - day Dhi Qar Province , Iraq