Ashur Definition & Meaning

ashur
noun
  1. chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
  2. an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq

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