ziggurat
/ˈzɪgʊræt/noun
- (in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9).（古代美索不达米亚的）金字形神塔（一种矩形阶梯式的塔式建筑, 部分塔顶筑有神殿; 被证实最先存在于公元前3000年晚期, 《圣经》中关于巴别通天塔的故事［《创世纪》11:1-9］可能受神塔启示而产生）。
词源
from Akkadian ziqqurratu.