1.
Egypt, relieved for a time from Assyrian pressure, entered upon a phase of revival
埃及由于暂时没有遭受亚述的压迫而进入了一个中兴阶段。
2.
Assyrians have used two languages throughout their history: ancient Assyrian (Akkadian), and Modern Assyrian (neo-syriac).
亚述在他们的历史上曾经使用过两种语言：古代的亚述语（阿卡德语），后代亚述语（近似古代叙利亚语）。
3.
The brand of Aramaic that Assyrians spoke was, and is, heavily infused with Akkadian words, so much so that scholars refer to it as Assyrian Aramaic.
亚述人所讲的阿拉母语曾经，而且至今仍然受阿卡德词的影响之大，学者们不得不将其称为亚述阿拉母语。
4.
The very word Assyrian, in its Latin form, derives from the name of Ashur, the Assyrian god.
亚述这个词的拉丁名称的来源便是阿舒尔，亚述人的主神的名称。
5.
Very soon after that, the two other great Assyrian cities were settled, Ashur and Arbel, although an exact date has yet to be determined.
这之后不久（公元前500年以后不久），另外两个亚述的主要城市固定了。
6.
Without the human figure, it is a symbol of the sun-god Shamash, but with the human figure, it is the symbol of the Assyrian national god Assur.
没有人类外形，它是象征着太阳神沙玛什；但有了人类外貌，它就象征亚述本土的神阿舒尔。
7.
The Assyrian empire collapsed in 612 B.C.
亚述帝国在公元前612年崩溃。
8.
Judah was facing the brutal and fearless Assyrian power.
犹大面对残暴的、无惧的亚述的力量。
9.
The Assyrian missionaries had reached China in the sixth century.
亚述传教士在六世纪到达中国。
10.
Give an overview of each prophet identified with the Assyrian judgment.
给出每位先知认同亚述审判时期的一个概要。
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