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White Temple and Ziggurat, Uruk (Warka, Iraq), ca. 3500-3000 BC

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Stele with law code of Hammurabi, from Susa, Iran, basalt, ca. 1780 BC

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Statues of Gudea, including one holding temple plan, from Girsu, Iraq, diorite, ca. 2100 BC

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Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu, Ur, Iraq, ca. 2100 BC

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Citadel of Sargon II at Dur Sharrukin (Khorsabad, Iraq), ca. 720 BC

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Lamassu figures and tribute bearers, gypsum, from Citadel of Sargon II at Dur Sharrukin, ca. 720 BC

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Ishtar Gate, Babylon (Iraq), glazed brick, ca. 575 BC

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bent-axis approach

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– in ancient Mesopotamia, an indirect approach into a temple or cella; generally gods
entered into a temple on the long axis, while humans entered on the short axis and turned 90-degrees to approach the cult statue.

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bitumen

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an asphalt of Asia Minor used in ancient times as a cement and mortar.

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cella

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the main room in a temple, housing the cult statue.

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lamassu

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an Assyrian guardian in the form of a human-headed winged bull.

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ziggurat

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base of a temple, usually stepped or having a broad ascent winding around it.

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Mastaba tomb diagrams

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• Entrance hall and colonnade

Imhotep, arch., Funerary complex of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, Dynasty III (Old Kingdom), ca. 2630 BC

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• Jubilee Court

Imhotep, arch., Funerary complex of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, Dynasty III (Old Kingdom), ca. 2630 BC

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South Palace

Imhotep, arch., Funerary complex of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, Dynasty III (Old Kingdom), ca. 2630 BC

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North Palace wall

Imhotep, arch., Funerary complex of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, Dynasty III (Old Kingdom), ca. 2630 BC

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Stepped Pyramid

Imhotep, arch., Funerary complex of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, Dynasty III (Old Kingdom), ca. 2630 BC

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Bent Pyramid of Sneferu, Dahshur, Egypt, Dynasty IV (Old Kingdom)

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Great Sphinx

Pyramid of Khafre (Chefren), Giza, Egypt, Dynasty IV (Old Kingdom), ca. 2530 BC

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Valley and mortuary Temple

Pyramid of Khafre (Chefren), Giza, Egypt, Dynasty IV (Old Kingdom), ca. 2530 BC

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Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), Giza, Dynasty IV (Old Kingdom), ca. 2550 BC
• Fake tomb
• Grand Gallery
• Queen’s Chamber
• King’s Chamber

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Rock-cut tombs at Beni Hasan, Egypt, Dynasty XII (Middle Kingdom), ca. 2000-1900 BC
• Tomb of Amenemhet

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Rock-cut tombs at Beni Hasan, Egypt, Dynasty XII (Middle Kingdom), ca. 2000-1900 BC
• Tomb of Amenemhet

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Rock-cut tombs at Beni Hasan, Egypt, Dynasty XII (Middle Kingdom), ca. 2000-1900 BC • Tomb of Kheit
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ben-ben
-- a cone-shaped stone in Egypt, which was the most sacred relic of the sun god Re; the basis of the pyramidion form.
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clerestory
-- windows placed high in a wall, usually above lower roof elements
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colossal
-- very large; as in a colossal statue or colossal column (which rises several stories).
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engaged column
a column attached to or appearing to be partly embedded in a wall.
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ka
-- in ancient Egypt, the immortal human life force.
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mastaba
-- (from Arabic, bench) an Egyptian tomb with flat top and sloping sides, built over a grave shaft.
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necropolis
-- (Greek, city of the dead) a large burial area or cemetery.
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Proto-Doric columns
-- column forms found in ancient Egypt which pre-date (come “before”) later Greek Doric columns, but which look very similar.
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reed construction
-- a traditional Egyptian form of building with dried river reeds that are bound together.
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relieving lintel
-- acts similarly to a relieving arch. A lintel (or rough construction) placed in a wall or above an opening to relieve it of superincumbent weight.
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serdab
-- a small concealed chamber in an Egyptian mastaba for the statue of the deceased.
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sphinx
-- a mythical Egyptian beast with the body of a lion and the head of a human.
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Corridor tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings, near Thebes, Dynasty XIX (New Kingdom), ca. 1279 BC
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Funerary Temple of Mentuhotep, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Dynasty XI (Middle Kingdom), ca. 2061-2010 BC
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Senmut, arch., Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Dynasty XVIII (New Kingdom), ca. 1473-1458 BC
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• Chapel to Hathor, with Hathor-headed capitals Senmut, arch., Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Dynasty XVIII (New Kingdom), ca. 1473-1458 BC
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Senmut, arch., Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Dynasty XVIII (New Kingdom), ca. 1473-1458 BC • Punt Colonnade
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Senmut, arch., Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Dynasty XVIII (New Kingdom), ca. 1473-1458 BC • Colossal statues of Hatshepsut as Osiris
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Senmut, arch., Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Dynasty XVIII (New Kingdom), ca. 1473-1458 BC • Portico of the Anubis Sanctuary
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atlantid
-- a male figure that functions as a supporting column.
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axis
a main line of direction, motion, growth, or extension.
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caryatid
a female figure that functions as a supporting column.
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colonnade
-- a row of columns which carries an entablature.
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column
an upright structural member, circular in plan, and usually slightly tapering; in classical architecture it consists of a base, shaft, and capital.
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hypostyle hall
a large hall composed of many columns placed close together to support the roof, which gives the appearance of a forest of columns.

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