Ashuri or Asuri or Ashurit may refer to: *Assyrian *"Of Assyria" (in

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) **

Ashur (god) Ashur, Ashshur, also spelled Ašur, Aššur (, Assyrian cuneiform: , ) was the national god of the Assyrians in ancient times until their gradual conversion to Christianity between the 1st and 5th centuries AD. Name The name of the god As ...

, the national God of Assyria **

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or "Assyrian script", the Hebrew alphabet *Sanskrit ''asuri'': ** Feminine of

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, a group of power-seeking deities ** The feminine divinity

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** Maya or Dirghajihvi, a

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** A rishi mentioned in the

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** Asuri Kesava Somayaji, the father of

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* Asuri metre of the Zend Avesta *

Asur people Asur people are a very small Austroasiatic ethnic group living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, specifically within the Gumla, Lohardaga, Palamu, and Latehar districts. They speak Asur, a Munda language. Occupations Asurs are tr ...

of India **

Asuri language Asuri is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Asur people, part of the Munda branch. Asuri has many Dravidian loanwords due to contact with Kurukh. The majority of Asuri speakers reside in the Gumla district of Chota Nagpur. In addition, ...

, an Austro-Asiatic language spoken by the Asur tribes

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