Ashur (god)

Ashur, Ashshur, also spelled Ašur, Aššur (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊹 AN.ŠAR₂, Assyrian cuneiform: Aš-šur, da-šur4) was the national god of the Assyrians in ancient time until their gradual conversion to Christianity between the 1st and 5th centuries AD.

Ashur
A Neo-Assyrian sun disk traditionally viewed to symbolize Ashur
Other names
  • Bêlu Rabû
  • Ab Ilâni
  • Šadû Rabû
Major cult centerAssur, Uruk (6th century BC)
Personal information
SiblingsŠerua
ConsortMullissu (Ishtar of Arbela, Ishtar of Assur, Ishtar of Nineveh), Šerua
OffspringNinurta, Zababa, Šerua, Ishtar of Arbela
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