The last king of Assyria was probably the brother of Assur-etil-ilani, Sin - sar - iskun (Sin-sarra-uzur), who seems to have been the Sarakos (Saracus) of Berossus.
The Coastguard had alerted an SAR helicopter on receipt of a 999 call.
The part of the Elburz immediately north of Teheran is known as the Kuh i Shimran (mountain of Shimran, from the name of the Shimran district on its southern slopes) and culminates in the Sar i Tochal (12,600 ft.).
The ner of 600 and the sar of 3600 were formed from the soss or unit of 60, which corresponded with a degree of the equator.
The element a means "water," and in u-sar it is probable that u also means "water," while sar is "park, district."
