Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)' has mentioned 'Assur' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Assur lies 65 kilometres (40xc2xa0mi) south of the site of Nimrud and 100xc2xa0km (60xc2xa0mi) south of Nineveh. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History of research 2 Name 3 History 3.1 Early Bronze Age 3.2 Old and Middle Assyrian Empire 3.3 Neo-Assyrian Empire 3.4 Achaemenid Empire 3.5 Parthian Empire 4 Threats to Assur 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links | WIKI |
| Exploration of the site of Assur began in 1898 by German archaeologists. | WIKI |
| Assur is also the origin of the names Syria and terms for Syriac Christians, these being originally Indo-European derivations of Assyria, and for many centuries applying only to Assyria and the Assyrians (see Etymology of Syria) before also being applied to the Levant and its inhabitants by the Seleucid Empire in the 3rd century BC. | WIKI |
| With Shamshi-Adad I's (1813xe2x80x931781 BC) capital at Assur, he magnified the city's power and influence beyond the Tigris river valley, establishing what some regard as the first Assyrian Empire. | WIKI |
| In this era, the Great Royal Palace was built, and the temple of Assur was expanded and enlarged with a ziggurat. | WIKI |
| Not long after, the native king Adasi expelled the Babylonians and Amorites from Assur and Assyria as a whole around 1720 BC, although little is known of his successors. | WIKI |
| The following centuries witnessed the restoration of the old temples and palaces of Assur, and the city once more became the throne of a magnanimous empire from 1365 BC to 1076 BC. | WIKI |
| From Assur, Iraq. | WIKI |
| Ashur-nasir-pal II (884xe2x80x93859 BC) moved the capital from Assur to Kalhu (Calah/Nimrud) following a series of successful campaigns and produced some of the greatest artworks in the form of colossal lamassu statues and low-relief depictions of the royal court as well as battles. | WIKI |
| The city was sacked and largely destroyed during the decisive battle of Assur, a major confrontation between the Assyrian and Median armies. | WIKI |
| Parthian temple in Assur. | WIKI |
| Assyriologists Simo Parpola and Patricia Crone suggest Assur may have had outright independence in this period. | WIKI |
| The old temple dedicated to the national god of the Assyrians Assur (Ashur) was rebuilt, as were temples to other Assyrian gods. | WIKI |
| Threats to Assur[edit] | WIKI |
| Since ISIL had destroyed a number of ancient Assyrian sites, including the cities of Hatra, Khorsabad, and Nimrud, fears rose that Assur would be destroyed too. | WIKI |
| According to some sources, the citadel of Assur was destroyed or badly damaged in May 2015 by members of IS using improvised explosive devices. | WIKI |