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Assur
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Assur: see Assyria Assyria (əsĭr`ēə), ancient empire of W Asia.
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Assur, Asur, Asshur, Ashur
1. the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose symbol was an archer within a winged disc
2. 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

Assur
principal god. [Assyrian Myth.: Benét, 59]
See : God


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