Ashur
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Assyrian religious figure. In ancient Assyria (northern Mesopotamia, now Iraq), the king was the focus of all aspects of society: chief judge, military commander, and religious leader. Many of the Assyrian deities were adopted from existing Babylonian religious beliefs, except for the supreme national god, Ashur.
| National god of Assyria, and city god of the early capital Ashur. He was a god of war and was depicted shooting an arrow from the bow, enclosed in a circle. The king was considered his high priest. |
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