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Definition of Assur
1. Noun. An ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Al-iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic Of Iraq, Assyria
Definition of Assur
1. Proper noun. One of the capitals of ancient Assyria. ¹
2. Proper noun. The name of the chief deity of the city (see (term Ashur)). ¹
3. Proper noun. (alternative form of Ashur) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Assur
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Literary usage of Assur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900. Subject Index ...by Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod by Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod (1908)
"Braid, W. assur. Mg. 6 (*Ш7) 109, 115-. — certain, approximation to rate of interest.
... equitable transference of business between. Sprague, TB assur. ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Apart from this concession, it is assur who pre-eminently presides over the
fortunes of Assyria.1 In his name, and with his approval as indicated by ..."
3. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"That Nimrod, not assur, built Nineveh; and that it is probable, out of Isaiah xxiii.
13. that assur built Ur of the Chaldees. NOW as of Nimrod; ..."
4. Images, Power, and Politics: Figurative Aspects of Esarhaddon's Babylonian by Barbara N. Porter (1993)
"assur, on blocks of wall identified by excavators as part ... assur (KAH I, no.
54). Small stone tablet with projection (handle?) at top (Gadd, CT 36, p. ..."
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