Etemenanki was a ziggurat dedicated to the Mesopotamian god Marduk in the ancient city of Babylon. It now exists only in ruins, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Baghdad, Iraq. Many scholars have identified Etemenanki as a likely inspiration for the biblical story of the Tower of Babel.
Model at the Pergamon Museum of Berlin
Remains of the foundations
É is the Sumerian word or symbol for house or temple.
Wall plaque showing libations by devotees and a naked priest, to a seated god and a temple. Ur, 2500 BCE.