Ashurbanipal
685 BC – 631 BC
Ashurbanipal (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀, romanized: Aššur-bāni-apli, meaning "Ashur is the creator of the heir") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 669 BC to his death in 631. He is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria. Ashurbanipal inherited the throne as his father Esarhaddon‘s favored heir; his 38-year reign was among the longest of any Assyrian king.
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Born · 685 BC
650 BCLibrary of Ashurbanipal Assembled at Nineveh Locked · Opens once we have made this moment and it has been the daily.
645 BCAshurbanipal Lion Hunt Locked · Opens once we have made this moment and it has been the daily.
Died · 631 BC