Assyro-Babylonian

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[uh-seer-oh-bab-uh-loh-nee-uhn] / əˈsɪər oʊˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Assyria and Babylonia.

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noun

1. the language of Assyria and Babylonia; Akkadian.

Etymology

Origin of Assyro-Babylonian

First recorded in 1825–35; Assyr(ia) + -o- + Babylonian

Example Sentences

In Assyro-Babylonian this would probably be read Bêlit-nêši, a name meaning “the lady of the lions.”

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

The cherub upon which the Almighty rode, and upon whom he sat, corresponds more to the guzalū or “throne-bearer” of Assyro-Babylonian mythology.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

Tebet being the tenth month of the Assyro-Babylonian year, the time of his accession corresponds with the winter of 727 b.c., a period at which warlike operations were impossible.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

Have we, in this word, an Assyro-Babylonian form of the Hebrew Shaddai?

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

Whether this be the true explanation or not, certain it is that the female principle played an important part in the religious thinking of the Assyro-Babylonian peoples.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby