This Sumerian ziggurat is 60 blocks long and wide at the base and each 5 layers it is reduced by 10 blocks on each side

• In the 1^st layer of the ziggurat there would be – 18,000 blocks

• the 2^nd – 12,500
• the 3^rd - 8,000
• the 4^th – 4,500
• the 5^th – 2,000
• the 6^th - 500

• This ziggurat could be built 6 layers high

• The # of blocks in the ziggurat described is – 45,500

• If the blocks are 3 cubits a side the ziggurat would be 180 cubits , 3240 in. ,or 270 ft. long.