Ancient religious capital of Assyria . It is located on the Tigris River , 60 mi (97 km) south of Mosul , Iraq. The name Ashur was applied to the city, to Assyria itself, and to Assyria's principal god. The capital's site was originally occupied 2500 and later became part of Akkad . By the late 12th ...

Temeni , in the Bible, son of Ashur and Naarah. Author not available, TEMENI. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008