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Ashurbanipal
[ ah-shoor-bah-nee-pahl ]
noun
- died 626? b.c., king of Assyria 668?–626? b.c.
Ashurbanipal
/ ˌæʃʊəˈbɑːnɪˌpæl /
noun
- Ashurbanipal?626 bcMAssyrianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died ?626 bc , king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh Greek nameSardanapalus
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The great work of Ashurbanipal was the collection of his library at Nineveh.
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Esarhaddons son and successor, Ashurbanipal, ruled from 668 to 626.
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The name of Ashurbanipal is preserved in Ezra 4:10 in the corrupt form of Osnappar.
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From Sargon to Ashurbanipal they or their armies had been there often, and their governors continuously.
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From all we can gather, that empire was now tottering to its irretrievable fall, under the feeble successors of Ashurbanipal.
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