Definition of Ushnu. Meaning of Ushnu. Synonyms of Ushnu

- In the Inca Empire the ushnu (other spelling usnu, sometimes usñu) was an altar for cults to the deities, a throne for the Sapa Inca (emperor), an elevated...
- Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The county seat of Cabell County, the city is located at the confluence...
- hemisphere when it was built, and measures 78 by 25 meters. There's also an ushnu or a ritual platform on the site. The Torreon of Inkallaqta is also located...
- the Ushnu which remain to this day. It is believed that the city had the shape of a falcon, in which the Ushnu was located in the head. The Ushnu is a...
- ceremonies performed on the ushnu. The gates of the ushnu are made of stone sculptures which may symbolize pairs of pumas. The ushnu is found at several other...
- in a ****ile gesture. Toghrul invaded Azerbaijan and sacked the towns of Ushnu, Khoy, Urmiya and Salmas. Qizil Arslan reconciled with his nephews and defeated...
- reconquering major towns and cities around Lake Urmia, including Mushashir, Ushnu, and Tepe, and conquering the territory as far south as the city of Nimrud...
- Chile. Tala Canta Ilabe was the last Inca who celebrated Inti Raymi in its Ushnu. The word Chena means puma in estrous cycle in the Quechuan language. The...
- Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. C. Smith (ed) pp. 1521–1522 Springer (2014) Ushnu. In Encyclopedia of the Incas, G. Urton and A. Von Hagen (eds). Rowman and...
- Encyclopedia of Islam. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_4770. Minorsky. "Us̲h̲nū". Encyclopedia of Islam, Second Edition. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_7746...