Asshur
    second son of Shem (Gen. 10:22; 1 Chr. 1:17). He went from the
    land of Shinar and built Nineveh, etc. (Gen. 10:11,12). He
    probably gave his name to Assyria, which is the usual
    translation of the word, although the form Asshur is sometimes
    retained (Num. 24:22, 24; Ezek. 27:23, etc.). In Gen. 2:14
    "Assyria" ought to be "Asshur," which was the original capital
    of Assyria, a city represented by the mounds of Kalah Sherghat,
    on the west bank of the Tigris. This city was founded by
    Bel-kap-kapu about B.C. 1700. At a later date the capital was
    shifted to Ninua, or Nineveh, now Koyunjik, on the eastern bank
    of the river. (See CALAH; NINEVEH.)