Assyro-Babylonian
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Assyro-Babylonian
First recorded in 1825–35; Assyr(ia) + -o- + Babylonian
Example Sentences
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Qanni is probably one of the Assyro-Babylonian words for “sanctuary.”
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge
In Sumerian Merodach was called Amaruduk or Amarudu, and in the Assyro-Babylonian language Marduk.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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
In the chapter upon the women of the Assyro-Babylonian people, the story of Semiramis, the illustrious queen, has been told.
From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby
By local position they should belong to the western, or Aramaic branch, rather than to the eastern, or Assyro-Babylonian, or to the southern, or Arab.
From History of Phoenicia by Rawlinson, George
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