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Sumerian is Dumu-zi, or in its rare fullest form, Dumu-zida, meaning
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Theophilus Goldridge Pinches 1895
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The chief sanctuaries to which the Neo-Babylonian kings devoted themselves were, in the first instance, E-sagila of Babylon and E-zida of Borsippa.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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May he restore to his place the bolt Babylon, the enclosure E-sagila, the edifice E-zida, [454]
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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T. and Gish-zida doorkeepers of heaven, 546; solar deity, 547;
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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Clad in a garment of mourning, he won the hearts of the two guardians of the gate of heaven, the gods Tammuz and Gis-zida ( "the firmly-fixed post"), so that they pleaded for him before Anu.
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[title of Marduk] who gored the enemy; beloved of the god Nebo, who rejoiced the inhabitants of Borsippa, the Sublime; who is indefatigable for E-zida [temple of Nebo in Babylon]; the divine king of the city; the
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Rossiter Johnson 1885
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