Ashur (god)
Ancient Assyrian national deity / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Anshar.
Ashur, Ashshur, also spelled Ašur, Aššur (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊹 AN.ŠAR₂, Assyrian cuneiform: Aš-šur, da-šur4)[1] was the national god of the Assyrians in ancient times until their gradual conversion to Christianity between the 1st and 5th centuries AD.
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Major cult center | Assur, Uruk (6th century BC) |
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Siblings | Šerua |
Consort | Mullissu (Ishtar of Arbela, Ishtar of Assur, Ishtar of Nineveh), Šerua |
Offspring | Ninurta, Zababa, Šerua, Ishtar of Arbela |
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