50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Semitic Mythology Scripts ð’€ð’€¸ð’‹©(Akkadian Cuneiform) Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the name of the city of Ashur, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, which is of unknown meaning. Ashur was the patron deity of the city and the chief god of Assyria. Categories deities, gods, mythology, supreme gods