Temples
Among the earliest temples excavated and reconstructed are that at
Khafaje and the very similar one at Al-Ubaid, which dates from around 3500 B.C.
and was dedicated to the goddess Ninhursag. In all the old
Sumerian cities, the temple is at the center of the community and is the largest
structure, and the Goddess-dedicated temple compounds were in the form of a
cow’s vulva. The sacred cow, which still exists in India, is
the animal form of Mother Universe. The cow goddess is
Goddess Mother of the world, and it is through her generation that all boons,
all energy, all people proceed. G75