Ashur and Ninlil, known as Mullissu in Assyrian tradition, were the divine royal couple of the Assyrian pantheon, enthroned together at the great temple of Assur.
Assyrian theologians elevated Ashur by absorbing Enlil's titles and cosmic functions. Ashur replaced Enlil as 'King of the Gods' in Assyrian recensions of Mesopotamian myths, inheriting his role as divine sovereign.
Ashur absorbed Marduk's identity in the Assyrian recension of Enuma Elish, where Ashur's name replaces Marduk's as the slayer of Tiamat, creator of the cosmos, and supreme deity to whom all others bow.
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