Ashira, the, of West Africa, make fetishes out of clipped hair, iii. 271 sq.;
women the agricultural labourers among, vii. 120
Ashtaroth, Babylonian goddess, ix. 365 sq.
Ashtoreth (Astarte), v. 18 n. 2
See [Astarte]
Ashur, Arab New Year's Day, x. 217, 218
Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, marries daughter of Sanda-sarme, v. 144;
confused with the legendary Sardanapalus, v. 173 sq., ix. 387 sq.;
carries off the bones of the kings of Elam, vi. 103
Ashwin (Ashvin), Indian month, iv. 55, v. 243