TELASSAR tĭ lăs’ ər (תְלַאשָּֽׂר ; LXX Θάλασσαρ). The town of the “children of Eden” listed by Sennacherib as one of the many overrun and obliterated by the aggressive hosts of Assyria. The name occurs twice (2 Kings 19:12; Isa 37:12) and, according to Professor D. J. Wiseman, means “mound of Assur.” The first element again suggests a site of ancient habitation. No certain identification is possible, and Wiseman deprecates the emendation of Grollenberg (Atlas of the Bible, p. 164) to Tell Bassor. In areas so ravaged by man-made and natural devastation, geographical precision is not always possible.