ASHUR; ASHUR (ALSO, ASSUR, AŠŠUR; CUNEIFORM: 𒀭𒀸𒋩 DAŠ-ŠUR) IS AN EAST SEMITIC GOD, AND THE HEAD OF THE ASSYRIAN PANTHEON IN MESOPOTAMIAN RELIGION, WORSHIPPED MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF MESOPOTAMIA, AND PARTS OF NORTH-EAST SYRIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA MINOR WHICH CONSTITUTED OLD ASSYRIA.