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Assur

or A·sur

[ as-er, ah-soor ]

noun

  1. the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.


Assur

/ ˈæʃʊə; ˈæsə /

noun

  1. the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose symbol was an archer within a winged disc
  2. one of the chief cities of ancient Assyria, on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) downstream from the present-day city of Mosul
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The $1.7 million cuneiform clay tablet was found in 1853 as part of a 12-tablet collection in the rubble of the library of Assyrian King Assur Banipal.

The $1.7 million cuneiform clay tablet was found in 1853 as part of a 12-tablet collection in the rubble of the library of Assyrian King Assur Banipal.

Scholars discovered it in 1853, when a 12-tablet version was found in the ruins of the library of an Assyrian king, Assur Banipal, in northern Iraq.

From BBC

For example, the Assyrians had a unique blend of religious devotion to their chief god Assur and a belief in a divine mandate to spread their empire, but they did not have one word to cover all such practices and beliefs.

From Salon

According to reports and screengrabs, Stewart engaged in a row about how the monarchy was funded, and posted a passage from Measure For Measure that included the line: "Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd - His glassy elegance - like an angry ape."

From BBC

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