Assyrian religion

E252010

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.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ
centralCultCity Assur ⓘ
linked to: Ashur
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 ⓘ
linked to: Lamassu sculptures

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 Assyrian kingship ⓘ
linked to: King of Assyria
pantheonIncludes Adad ⓘ
Ashur ⓘ
Ea ⓘ
Enlil ⓘ
Ishtar ⓘ
linked to: Inanna

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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 linked to: ziggurat of Ashur
Enki → influenceOn → Assyrian religion ⓘ
Ashur-uballit II → religion → Assyro-Babylonian religion ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Ashur-nirari V → religion → Assyro-Babylonian religion ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Near Eastern mythologies → hasComponent → Assyrian mythology ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Mesharu → pantheon → Assyrian pantheon ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Irra → belongsToPantheon → Assyrian pantheon ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Lahmu → culture → Assyrian mythology ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Temple of Ninurta → associatedWith → Assyrian religion ⓘ
Ashur-etil-ilani → religion → Assyro-Babylonian religion ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Ashur → religion → Assyrian religion ⓘ
subject linked to: Ashur (god)
Ashur → pantheon → Assyrian pantheon ⓘ
subject linked to: Ashur (god)
linked to: Assyrian religion
Mullissu → memberOf → Assyrian pantheon ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Anu → culture → Akkadian religion ⓘ
subject linked to: Akkadian god Anu
linked to: Assyrian religion
Ashur → religion → Ancient Assyrian religion ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Ashur → pantheon → Assyrian pantheon ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion
Ninth Dynasty of Assyria → religion → Assyro-Babylonian religion ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian religion