assurgent (aserjent)

[L. a urgen (t-)s, ppr. of a urgere, rise up, ascend, rising in a curve to an erect position; ascending. Also ads urgent. - A urgent leaves, leaves first bent down, but rising erect toward the apex. a uringly (a-shör'ing-li), adv. In an a uring IMG:content-1277.png:[merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small] Relief from Koyunjik, in the British Museum. King A ur-bani-pal pouring a libation. About 625 B. C. heavy and conventional. It is marked by great minutene of detail, ornaments, texture of fabrics, etc., being carefully rendered. In metal-work of all kinds the A yrian craftsmen took a high place, and they excelled also in gem-engraving. II. n. 1. A native or an inhabitant of As syria, an ancient country of Asia, east of the river Tigris, long at the head of the powerful A yrian empire, including Babylonia and other neighboring countries.-2. The language of the A yrians, which has been preserved by and largely recovered from their cuneiform inscriptions. See cuneiform . A yriological (a-siri-o-loj'i-kal), a. Pertaining to A yriology. The latest results of A yriological research. Amer . Jour . Philol ., IV. 343. A yriologist (a-sir-i-ol'ō-jist), n. [ A yri ology + -ist .] A student of A yriology; one versed in A yriology.