chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and
empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar Synonym(s):Ashur, Ashir
an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq Synonym(s):Assur, Asur, Ashur
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: