Ashurbanipal

American  

[ah-shoor-bah-nee-pahl] / ˌɑ ʃʊərˈbɑ niˌpɑl /

Also Assurbanipal

noun

1. died 626? b.c., king of Assyria 668?–626? b.c.

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Ashurbanipal British  

/ ˌæʃʊəˈbɑːnɪˌpæl /

noun

1. Greek name: Sardanapalus.  died ?626 _bc , king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh

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Example Sentences

But shortly after the death of the king Ashurbanipal around 630BC, the empire began to crumble, with the grand city of Nineveh sacked in 612BC.

From The Guardian

Through the actions of time, wind, and, above all, war—Nineveh, with Ashurbanipal’s library, was attacked and destroyed by neighboring forces in 612 B.C.—a great deal of the text was lost.

From The New Yorker

Ashurbanipal: The leader of Assyria in the 7th century B.C.,

From Washington Post

Or a telling insight into a political mind: Boris Johnson was criticised recently for not washing his lucky socks, emblazoned with a ruler of the Neo-Assyrian empire King Ashurbanipal, often enough.

From The Guardian

They featured an image of Assyrian king Ashurbanipal who was "ruthless in dealing with enemies" and described himself as "king of the world", according to the British Museum.

From BBC