Assur - Wikipedia Assur lies 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of the site of Nimrud and 100 km (60 mi) south of Nineveh Exploration of the site of Assur began in 1898 by German archaeologists
Ashur | Ancient Assyrian City, Iraq History Ruins | Britannica Ashur, ancient religious capital of Assyria, located on the west bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq The first scientific excavations there were conducted by a German expedition (1903–13) led by Walter Andrae Ashur was a name applied to the city, to the country, and to the principal god of the ancient Assyrians
Ashur - World History Encyclopedia Ashur (also known as Assur) was an Assyrian city located on a plateau above the Tigris River in Mesopotamia (today known as Qalat Sherqat, northern Iraq) The city was an important center of trade
Who and what is ASSHUR? (aka Asur, Assur, Ashur, etc . . . He is a Sun -god and the national god of the Assyrians His cult centers were at Assur and Uruk His wife is Mullissu (Ishtar of Arbela, Ishtar of Assur, Ishtar of Nineveh), and sometimes the goddess Šerua He is the father of Ninurta (aka Inshushinak), Zababa, sometimes Šerua, and sometimes Ishtar of Arbela Who are Ashurites of 2 Samuel 2:9?
Assur - Madain Project (en) Ancient Assur (Aššur), literally meaning the "City of God Aššur", was the capital of the Old Assyrian city-state (2025–1364 BCE), the Middle Assyrian Empire (1363–912 BCE), and for a brief time, of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–609 BCE) The archaeological site of Assur lies 65 kilometres (40 miles) south of the site of Nimrud and 100
Aššur Assur Ashur - Ancient Near East National god and chief deity of the Assyrian pantheon, Aššur (also written Assur and Ashur) probably originated as the local deity and personification of the city of the same name (precise details of the deity’s origins and development, however, remain obscure)