Assyrian state cult of Ashur
Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Assyrian state cult of Ashur is cataloged as a Historical religion / cult within Historical Religions & Mystery Cults. Its public geographic context is “Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned” and its period or origin is “Third millennium BCE–7th century BCE, with later local survival.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Ancient Assyrian religion.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Cult of Ashur; Cult of Aššur; Assur temple cult; Ashur city cult
- Parent tradition
- Ancient Assyrian religion
- Public geographic context
- Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
- Period / origin
- Third millennium BCE–7th century BCE, with later local survival
- Living / historical status
- Historical city and state cult
- Access / protocol
- Scholarly / historical only
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Assyrian state cult of Ashur. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1523. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1523
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