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Helah Criddle
Ashur, Assur, or Asur may refer to: Places * Assur, an Assyrian city and first capital of ancient Assyria * Ashur, Iran, a village in Iran * Asur, Thanjavur district, a village in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India * Assuras or Assur, a town in the Roman province of Proconsular Africa Other uses *Ashur (Bible), the grandson of Noah in Genesis * Ashur (god), the main god of Assyrian mythology in Mesopotamian religion * Asur people, a tribal group living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand * High Elves (Warhammer), High Elves (''Warhammer'') or Asur, a race in ''Warhammer Fantasy'' * Ashur, a traditional and common given and family name among Assyrian people See also * Asur (other) * Assyria (other) * Asura (other) * Ashura (other) * Achour (other) * Assuristan (Sassanid name for Assyria) * Anshar, a primordial god in the Babylonian creation myth Enuma Elish {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assur
Aššur (; Sumerian: AN.ŠAR2KI, Assyrian cuneiform: ''Aš-šurKI'', "City of God Aššur"; syr, ܐܫܘܪ ''Āšūr''; Old Persian ''Aθur'', fa, آشور: ''Āšūr''; he, אַשּׁוּר, ', ar, اشور), also known as Ashur and Qal'at Sherqat, was the capital of the Old Assyrian city-state (2025–1364 BC), the Middle Assyrian Empire (1363–912 BC), and for a time, of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–609 BC). The remains of the city lie on the western bank of the Tigris River, north of the confluence with its tributary, the Little Zab, in what is now Iraq, more precisely in the al-Shirqat District of the Saladin Governorate. Occupation of the city itself continued for approximately 4,000 years, from the Early Dynastic Period to the mid-14th century AD, when the forces of Timur massacred its predominately Christian population. The site is a World Heritage Site, having been added to that organisation's list of sites in danger in 2003 following the conflict that erupt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
