Ashur
Ashur1 definition
Ashur (ä′s̸ho̵or′)
noun
Assyr. Myth. the chief deity, god of war and empire
Etymology: Akkadian
Ashur2 definition
Ashur (ä′s̸ho̵or′)
- ancient Sumerian city on the upper Tigris River in what is now N Iraq: the original capital of Assyria
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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