Assyrian religion

E252010
Mesopotamian religion ancient Near Eastern religion polytheistic religion

Assyrian religion was the polytheistic belief system of ancient Assyria, centered on a pantheon of Mesopotamian gods, temple worship, and royal rituals that linked political power with divine authority.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Assyrian religion canonical 6
Assyro-Babylonian religion 2

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ
centralCultCity Ashur ⓘ
surface form: Assur
chiefGod Ashur ⓘ
coreDeity Ashur ⓘ
cosmologyIncludes earth ⓘ
heaven ⓘ
netherworld ⓘ
declineCause spread of Christianity in Mesopotamia ⓘ
featuresInstitution royal rituals ⓘ
state cult ⓘ
temple priesthood ⓘ
follows polytheism ⓘ
hasConcept personal gods ⓘ
protective spirits ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist astrologers ⓘ
diviners ⓘ
exorcists ⓘ
priests ⓘ
hasSacredLanguage Akkadian ⓘ
hasTextualCorpus hymns ⓘ
mythological epics ⓘ
omen series ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
ritual texts ⓘ
iconographyIncludes Lamassu sculptures ⓘ
surface form: lamassu

winged genies ⓘ
importantCultCenter Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
Kalhu ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ
includesPractice animal sacrifice ⓘ
astrology ⓘ
divination ⓘ
incense burning ⓘ
libations ⓘ
omen reading ⓘ
oracular consultation ⓘ
processions ⓘ
influenced later Mesopotamian religious traditions ⓘ
influencedBy Babylonian religion ⓘ
Sumerian religion ⓘ
legitimizes royal authority ⓘ
linkedTo King of Assyria ⓘ
surface form: Assyrian kingship
pantheonIncludes Adad ⓘ
Ashur ⓘ
Ea ⓘ
Enlil ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ
surface form: Ishtar

Marduk ⓘ
Nabu ⓘ
Ninurta ⓘ
Shamash ⓘ
Sin ⓘ
practicedBy ancient Assyrians ⓘ
practicedIn Assyria ⓘ
sharesMythologyWith Sumerian religion ⓘ
sharesPantheonWith Babylonian polytheism ⓘ
surface form: Babylonian religion
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
2nd millennium BCE ⓘ
usesWritingSystem cuneiform ⓘ
worshipPracticedIn temples ⓘ
ziggurats ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Enlil → culture → Assyrian religion ⓘ
Babylonian polytheism → influenced → Assyrian religion ⓘ
Shamash → worshippedIn → Assyrian religion ⓘ
Qalʿat Sherqat → significantFor → Assyrian religion ⓘ
ziggurat of Ashur → religion → Assyrian religion ⓘ
subject surface form: Ziggurat of Ashur
Enki → influenceOn → Assyrian religion ⓘ
Ashur-uballit II → religion → Assyrian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyro-Babylonian religion
Ashur-nirari V → religion → Assyrian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyro-Babylonian religion