Assur

[ as-er ]

/ ˈæs ər /

noun

the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.

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Also Ashur, Asshur, Asur.

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Example sentences from the Web for assur

I wrought with him in private to divert him From your assur'd destruction, had he met you.Cham.
The Little French Lawyer|Francis Beaumont
Portia.Thyself shalt see the act: For, as thou urgest justice, be assur'd Thou shalt have justice, more than thou desirest.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
I heard this, and prayed to Assur and Ishtar: "May his body be thrown down before his enemies, and may his bones be dispersed."
The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X)|Various
At Nineveh, Assur was certainly looked upon as the greatest of the gods, if not as the only god.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1|Georges Perrot

In the worship of Assur, accordingly, a tendency to monotheism reveals itself.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce

British Dictionary definitions for assur

Assur

Asur Asshur or Ashur (ˈæʃʊə)

/ (ˈæsə) /

noun

the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose symbol was an archer within a winged disc

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

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