Assyrian ruler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ashurbanipal (685 BC – 627 BC), the son of Esarhaddon, was the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. He established (started) the first organized library in the ancient Middle East, the Library of Ashurbanipal, which survives in part today at Nineveh.
Ashurbanipal | |
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King of Assyria | |
Reign | 668 – ca. 627 BC |
Born | 685 BC |
Died | 627 BC |
Akkadian | Aššur-bāni-apli |
Greek | Sardanapalos |
Latin | Sardanapalus |
In the Bible he is called Asenappar.[1] Roman historian Justinus identified him as Sardanapalus, and describes him as effeminate.[2]
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