They were the first musicians; they possessed guitars, single and double pipes, cymbals, drums, lyres, harps, flutes, the sambric, ashur, etc.; they had even castanets, such as are now used in Spain.
Ashur: The principal god of the Assyrian pantheon, Ashur was regarded as the divine embodiment of the state.
Worship of Ashur was closely tied to the expansionist policies of the Assyrian Empire, and he was considered the ultimate protector and source of power.
In Assyria, Ashur, the chief deity, often absorbed local attributes of love and fertility deities.
Gods: Ashur, Ishtar
The Legend of Etana is preserved in various versions on cuneiform tablets discovered in the ruins of ancient Mesopotamian cities like Nineveh and Ashur.
Location: Assur (Ashur)
Deity: Ashur
Significance: In the Assyrian city of Assur, the temple of Ashur was central to their New Year celebrations, which included elements similar to the Babylonian Akitu Festival.
Ashur, the chief deity of the Assyrians, was honored with rituals affirming his supremacy and the king's divine mandate.
Ashur - God of Assyria and patron deity of the Assyrian Empire
Ashur - God of war and the patron deity of the Assyrian empire