ID: 901002157 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002157	Record Type: Character/Person

	Assur (Assyrian deity)

Note: Assyrian deity; originally the deified rock upon which, by legend, the city of Assur was built.

Names:

	Assur (Assyrian deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Ashur (Assyrian deity) (English)
	Asshur (Assyrian deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography> (P)
		........<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern characters> (P)
		............Assur (Assyrian deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	counterpart is .... Enlil
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography, Ancient Near-Middle Eastern characters, Enlil (Assyro-Babylonian deity)) [901002159]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Mesopotamian (culture or style)
	.....(Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Assur
	..... ULAN Candidate

Sources:

	Assur (Assyrian deity)
	................Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004) 418
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2004001937
	Ashur (Assyrian deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Asshur (Assyrian deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2004001937
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)