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Definition of Ashir
1. Noun. Chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ashir
Literary usage of Ashir
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ancient Chronology by Olaf Alfred Toffteen (1907)
"Ashir-rabi, Ashir- ... -Ashir, who followed ... Ashir, restored the same city
wall, which would presuppose that it had been razed in the meantime. ..."
2. A Journey in Southern Siberia: The Mongols, Their Religion and Their Myths by Jeremiah Curtin (1909)
"It was dangerous to attack both, so Ashir crept out very quietly. ... When he
saw Ashir he asked: "Who is this, who can it be ? Is this a Burkan ? ..."
3. The Ancient Hebrew Tradition as Illustrated by the Monuments: A Protest by Fritz Hommel (1897)
"66 and 270, 1 We have only to compare such names as Amur-Ashir, Amur-Samas, ...
Zili-Ishtar, Manum-bali-Ashir ( = who would be without Ashir ? ..."
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