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Ashur

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | Copyright

Ashur , chief god of Assyria. Important as a god of war, he became the omniscient king of the pantheon, replacing the Babylonian Marduk. His name appears variously as Asur, Assur, Ashshur, Asshur, and Ashir.

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