ashur
アシュール
解説 Definition
アッシリア帝国の最高神で古代メソポタミア宗教の中心的存在。また古い綴りでアッシリア帝国そのものを指すこともあります。
Ashur is the name of the chief national deity of ancient Assyria and also of the ancient city that served as an early political and religious center. In historical writing, variant spellings of the name may also be associated with Assyria itself.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Ashur は古代アッシリアの最高神と、その神を守護神とした都市の名です。chief deity、Assyrian pantheon、temple なら神、city of Ashur や religious center なら都市を指します。Assyria と綴りを結び付け、「神・都市・国家的伝統が同じ名を共有する」と整理すると覚えやすくなります。
Remember Ashur through a three-part Assyrian connection: god, city, and state. Ashur was the chief deity of the Assyrian pantheon, while the city of Ashur was a major religious and political center. Context tells you which is meant: temples were dedicated to the god, but travelers, rulers, or excavations may be associated with the city. The shared spelling is historically meaningful because the deity and city were central to Assyrian identity. Link the opening sound and letters of Ashur with Assyria, while keeping Ashur distinct from the modern personal name Asher.
例文
Ashur was the chief deity of the Assyrian pantheon.
アシュールはアッシリア神話における最高神でした。
The city of Ashur served as a major religious center in ancient times.
アシュール市は古代の重要な宗教中心地として機能していました。
Many temples throughout the empire were dedicated to Ashur.
帝国全体で多くの神殿がアシュールに奉献されました。
ashur の類義語・関連語
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ashur の語源・成り立ち Etymology
アッカド語Aššur（アッシュル）に由来。古代アッシリア帝国の最高神かつ首都の名。語源は*ašāru*（導く・見守る）とされ「守護者」の意。関連語: Assyria（アッシリア）、Syria（シリア＝派生説あり）。
Ashur is a conventional English spelling of Akkadian Aššur. The name belonged both to the ancient city on the Tigris and to Assyria’s principal deity, and it also became closely associated with the country and its people. Scholars do not securely agree on a still earlier lexical derivation, so the historical identity of the city, god, and Assyrian state is firmer than any proposed literal meaning such as “guardian.”
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