Assur (also Ashur, Anshar) is the god of the ancient Assyrians who was elevated from a local deity of the city of Ashur to the supreme god of the Assyrian pantheon. His attributes were drawn from earlier Sumerian and Babylonian deities, and so he was, at once, a god of war, wisdom, justice, agriculture, and kingship, among others.
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c. 2112 BCE - c. 2004 BCEAssur is first attested to during the Ur III period of Mesopotamian history.
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c. 1900 BCEAssur credited as patron god of the City of Ashur in Mesopotamia.
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1792 BCE - 1750 BCEWorship of Assur overshadowed by Marduk during the reign of Hammurabi of Babylon.
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c. 1300 BCE - c. 612 BCEAssur is recognized as the supreme god of the Assyrians who legitimizes their empire in Mesopotamia and beyond.
