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Ashurbanipal
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1969 – 2024
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Who was Ashurbanipal?
Ashurbanipal, also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal, was an Assyrian king, the son of Esarhaddon and the last strong king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. He is famed for amassing a significant collection of cuneiform documents for his royal palace at Nineveh. This collection, known as the Library of Ashurbanipal, is now housed at the British Museum.
In the Bible he is called Asenappar. Roman historian Justinus identified him as Sardanapalus.
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- Born
- Dec 31, 1969
- Also known as
- 亚述巴尼拔
- Assurbanípal
- Aššur-bāni-apli
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- Died
- May 16, 2024
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on July 23, 2013
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