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.
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A Neo-Assyrian sun disk traditionally viewed to symbolize Ashur | |
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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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