Religion:Asira

Short description: Pre-Islamic divinity worshipped in northern Arabia.

For the place, see Asira, Saudi Arabia. For ASIRA, see Christian anarchism § Online communities.

Asira was a local god worshipped in pre-Islamic northern Arabia. He was revered at Taima and was strongly influenced by Egyptian culture. Asira was mentioned only in name by the Babylonian king Nabonidus.

References

• Encyclopedia of Gods, Michael Jordan, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002