Included among them are the Temple of Lions (considered by some to be a temple of Dagan, Biblical Dagon) and the sanctuaries of Ishtar, the goddess of fertility, as well as of the sun - god Shamash.
في الاصل ،‏ كان كلٌّ من هذه المعابد يحتوي على تمثال للاله الذي كُرِّس له والذي كانت تُقدَّم له القرابين والتضرعات .‏