Assur
/ˈæsʊər/noun
Assur is the ancient city and national deity of Assyria, also spelled Ashur.
Did you know?Assur was simultaneously worshiped as the chief god of Assyria and regarded as the divine embodiment or patron of the Assyrian state.
Etymological Timeline
2nd millennium BCE
Old Assyrian
Aššur
“Name of the ancient city on the Tigris and of its principal deity”
c. 1800 BCE
Akkadian
Aššur
“The city-god who became the central divine figure of the Assyrian kingdom”
1st millennium BCE
Neo-Assyrian
Aššur
“National god of the Assyrian empire and name of its ancient religious capital”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἀσσυρία (Assyría)
“Assyria, the land associated with Assur”
Latin Antiquity
Latin
Assur
“Assur, the Assyrian city and deity”
Modern English
English
Assur
“The ancient Assyrian city and god, commonly also written Ashur”