Philadelphiaâs building-related codes regulate the construction industry and set forth the legal responsibilities that come with property ownership.
The ziggurat evolved out of the platform temples of the Ubaid culture (5000 to 3800 BCE). These platforms were intended to raise the shrine of the god closer to heaven. The White Temple at Uruk (about 3150 BCE) appears to be part of an early predecessor of the ziggurat.
At the top was a small room assumed to be a religious place. Ziggurats may have been conceived of as homes for the ancient gods. Examples: The best preserved ziggurat is the ziggurat of Elamite king Untash-Napirisha (c. 1340-1300) 40 km from Susa, and devoted to Napirisha.