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the supreme deity of -ssyria was -sshur, who was worshipped sometimes as female, sometimes as male.
the g-d-idea of the ancients eliza burt gamble

-sshur was his mighty g-d, strong in battle and unequaled in courage.
the world’s progress, vol. i (of x) various

the name of this god appears to have been -sshur, as nearly as can be determined, at present, from the inscriptions.
discoveries among the ruins of nineveh and babylon austen h. layard

in the service of -sshur i fought against them and overpowered them.
the history of antiquity, vol. iii (of vi) max duncker

moreover, the earliest mention of his worship is in the city of -sshur.
myths & legends of babylonia & -ssyria lewis spence

ishtar was frequently placed by the side of -sshur as a war-goddess.
myths & legends of babylonia & -ssyria lewis spence

he was succeeded by ninip-apil-esharia, who led his forces back to -sshur, followed by adad-shum-utsur.
myths of babylonia and -ssyria donald a. mackenzie

the stamps on the tiles of these ruins tell us that the name of the city was -sshur.
the history of antiquity, vol. ii (of vi) max duncker

the figure of the deity is obviously copied from the -sshur which hovers over the kings of -ssyria.
the history of antiquity max duncker

shalmanesar also built in both the old residences of -sshur and nineveh.
the history of antiquity, vol. ii (of vi) max duncker

noun
a variant spelling of -ssur

second son of shem (gen. 10:22; 1 chr. 1:17). he went from the land of shinar and built nineveh, etc. (gen. 10:11,12). he probably gave his name to -ssyria, which is the usual translation of the word, although the form -sshur is sometimes retained (num. 24:22, 24; ezek. 27:23, etc.). in gen. 2:14 “-ssyria” ought to be “-sshur,” which was the original capital of -ssyria, a city represented by the mounds of kalah sherghat, on the west bank of the tigris. this city was founded by bel-kap-kapu about b.c. 1700. at a later date the capital was shifted to ninua, or nineveh, now koyunjik, on the eastern bank of the river. (see calah øt0000688; nineveh.)