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BAKED BRICK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Styles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ziggurat
1, record 1, English, ziggurat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- zikkurat 1, record 1, English, zikkurat
correct
- zikurat 2, record 1, English, zikurat
correct
- Ziggourati temple tower 3, record 1, English, Ziggourati%20temple%20tower
- temple-tower 4, record 1, English, temple%2Dtower
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Mesopotamian temple tower; from the end of the 3rd millennium B. C. on, ziggurats rose in three to seven stages, diminishing in area and often in height, square(Sumer) or rectangular(Assyria), built of mud brick and faced with baked brick laid in bitumen; had outside staircase and a shrine at the top. 5, record 1, English, - ziggurat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
An Assyrian or Babylonian temple-tower in the form of a truncated pyramid in diminishing stages, each stage being reached by ramps. 6, record 1, English, - ziggurat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Styles en architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ziggourat
1, record 1, French, ziggourat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ziqqourat 2, record 1, French, ziqqourat
correct, feminine noun
- ziggurat 3, record 1, French, ziggurat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Édifice religieux d'origine mésopotamienne, fait de la superposition de plates-formes de dimensions décroissantes, dont la plus petite, au sommet, porte une chapelle. 2, record 1, French, - ziggourat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
- Construction Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fired clay brick 1, record 2, English, fired%20clay%20brick
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- baked brick 1, record 2, English, baked%20brick
- burnt brick 1, record 2, English, burnt%20brick
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
- Procédés de construction
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brique cuite 1, record 2, French, brique%20cuite
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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