Below Ashur, the other Mesopotamian deities were organized in a hierarchy, with each having their own assigned roles (the sun-god Shamash was for instance regarded as a god of justice and Ishtar was seen as a goddess of love and war) and their own primary seats of worship (Ninurta was for instance primarily worshipped at Nimrud and Ishtar primarily at Arbela). Quintessentially Babylonian deities such as Enlil, Marduk, and Nabu were worshipped in Assyria just as much as in Babylonia, and several traditionally Babylonian rituals, such as the akitu festival, were borrowed in the north.
below ashur the other mesopotamian deities were organized in a hierarchy with each having their own assigned roles (the sun-god shamash was for instance regarded as a god of justice and ishtar was seen as a goddess of love and war) and their own primary seats of worship (ninurta was for instance primarily worshipped at nimrud and ishtar primarily at arbela) quintessentially babylonian deities such as enlil marduk and nabu were worshipped in assyria just as much as in babylonia and several traditionally babylonian rituals such as the akitu festival were borrowed in the north