Aššur
deity sky Assyrian single tradition · 2
Aššur is a god. Adad-nirari II (ruled 911–891 BC) claimed Ninurta and Aššur as supporters of his reign, declaring his destruction of their enemies as moral justification for his right to rule.
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When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – -600
- Historical notes
- Assur was the central deity of the Assyrian empire, with worship centered in the city of Assur.
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“One speculative hypothesis holds that the winged disc originally symbolized Ninurta during the ninth century BC, but was later transferred to Aššur and the sun-god Shamash.”
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