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Excerpt from The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World, Vol. 2 of 3: Or, the History, Geography, and Antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia, Collected and Illustrated From Ancient and Modern Sources
At the head of the Assyrian Pantheon stood the great god, Asshur. His usual titles are the great Lord, the King of all the Gods, he who rules supreme over the Gods.4 Some times he is called the Father of the Gods, though that is a title which is more properly assigned to Belus.ls His place is always first in invocations. He is regarded throughout all the Assyrian inscriptions as the special tutelary deity both of the kings and of the country. He places the monarchs Upon their throne, firmly establishes them in the government, lengthens the years of their reigns, preserves their power, protects their forts and armies, makes their name celebrated, and the like. To him they look to give them victory over their enemies, to grant them all the wishes Of their heart, and to allow them to be suc ceeded on their thrones by their sons, and their sons'' sons, to a remote posterity. Their usual phrase when speaking of him is Asshur, my lord. They represent themselves as passing their lives in his service. It is to spread his worship that they carry on their wars. They fight, ravage, destroy in his name. Finally, when they subdue a country, they are careful to set up the emblems of Asshur, and teach the people his laws and his worship.
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At the head of the Assyrian Pantheon stood the great god, Asshur. His usual titles are the great Lord, the King of all the Gods, he who rules supreme over the Gods.4 Some times he is called the Father of the Gods, though that is a title which is more properly assigned to Belus.ls His place is always first in invocations. He is regarded throughout all the Assyrian inscriptions as the special tutelary deity both of the kings and of the country. He places the monarchs Upon their throne, firmly establishes them in the government, lengthens the years of their reigns, preserves their power, protects their forts and armies, makes their name celebrated, and the like. To him they look to give them victory over their enemies, to grant them all the wishes Of their heart, and to allow them to be suc ceeded on their thrones by their sons, and their sons'' sons, to a remote posterity. Their usual phrase when speaking of him is Asshur, my lord. They represent themselves as passing their lives in his service. It is to spread his worship that they carry on their wars. They fight, ravage, destroy in his name. Finally, when they subdue a country, they are careful to set up the emblems of Asshur, and teach the people his laws and his worship.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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