Religion of Assyria

通过对亚述宗教的研究，我特别成功地分析了以下两点：1。亚述的宗教认同及其对外来文化的认识亚述在古代东方的中心，竟然能从公元前2000年一直存在到公元前612年，这在我看来是因为亚述的最高神亚述神的特性。这位神是一个叫做亚述的地方的神化。城市和城市周围的国家是亚述。亚述（亚述国）因此等同于神阿苏尔。随着时间的推移，亚述受到外来文化的影响，但由于其独特的宗教和历史身份，并没有失去身份。新亚述时期（公元前1000 - 612年）官员印章的宗教方面大多数印章都显示印章的所有者作为崇拜者站在神的描绘之前。通过对印文和官员印文图像的分析，可以看出官员有太监和“须”两大类，这两类官员所崇拜的神灵又可分为男神、女神、男神和女神的组合、有翼的太阳盘四类。

Having studied the religion of Assyria, I could successfully analyze especially the two points as follow :1. Religious identity of Assyria and its understanding of foreign cultyresAssyria, in the midst of the Ancient Orient, could amazingly be exist continuously from 2000 BC to 612 BC.What made it possible is, in my viewpoint, the characteristic of the god Assur, the supreme god of Assyria. The god was a deification of the place called Assur. The city and the country around the city were Assur. Assyria (the country Assur) was therefore identical with the god Assur. Assyria was influenced by foreign cultures with time, but did not lose the identity thanks to its unique religious and historical identity.2. Religious aspects of Neo-Assyrian officials' sealsMost of the official's seals in Neo-Assyrian period (1000〜612 BC) show depictions of the owner of the seal as worshiper who is standing before the depiction of deity. Scrutinizing the seal inscriptions and the iconography of the official's seals I could elucidate that there are two groups of the officials, i.e. the eunuchs and "the bearded", and that the both kind of officials were worshipping the deities which can be devided into four groups (a male god, a goddess, a pair of a male god and a goddess, winged sun disk).