Ashurbanipal

American

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

Also Assurbanipal

noun

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

Ashurbanipal British

/ ˌæʃʊəˈbɑːnɪˌpæl /

noun

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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In ancient Mesopotamia, Assyrian king Ashurbanipal built his Royal Library at Nineveh—but the project was not simply an innocent pursuit of knowledge.

From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2020

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 ● Aug. 21, 2019

Dust settled over the shattered library of the dead King Ashurbanipal, and over his carefully transcribed copy of the Epic of Gilgamesh.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2015

Inside the tomb is a sarcophagus that Colt opens, causing him to psychically link to Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, the franchises’ new Mummy.

From Forbes ● Oct. 30, 2014

In the meantime, the Assyrian successor of Ashurbanipal made the mistake that cost him his life and his empire.

From Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile) by Isaac Landman

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