Kassite kings built it in the 14th century BC at their city of Dur-Kurigalzu.
Its mud-brick core, reinforced with layers of reed matting, still stands remarkably tall above the plain.
Photos: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 | Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 | Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 | Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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