Assur

As·sur  (äsr, äshr)

n.

Variant of Ashur.

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Assur, Asur [ˈæsə], Asshur, Ashur [ˈæʃʊə]

n

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose symbol was an archer within a winged disc

2. (Historical Terms) (Placename) one of the chief cities of ancient Assyria, on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) downstream from the present-day city of Mosul

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Assur - an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq Asur, Ashur Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq Assyria - an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq