Every Mesopotamian cities counted several temples. Some were huge precincts, others small shrines.
Mesopotamian gods and goddesses “lived” in a city. Indeed, there is no word for “temple” in Babylonian: what we call “temple” is literally the “house” of a god: Esagil is thus the “house” of Marduk in Babylon. In all cities, the main temple was the “house” of the protective deity of the city.
