Girru

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Girru - the Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery

Babylon - the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

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It is girru, which can be translated "road," "way," or "travel." (83) The case with which the army could travel across difficult terrain is a much-vaunted motif in the royal inscriptions.

The image of Assyria in Isaiah 2:5-22: the campaign motif reversed

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