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Esarhaddon

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[ee-sahr-had-n] / ˌi sɑrˈhæd n /

noun

  1. Assur-akh-iddin, died 669 b.c., king of Assyria 681–669 b.c.


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In 671 BCE, King Esarhaddon invaded Egypt and added that center of wealth and power to his kingdom.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

This may have been Esarhaddon, or one of Sennacherib's other sons.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter) Johns

Ashurbanipal, the successor of Esarhaddon, includes Manasseh in a similar list.

From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Frederick Carl Eiselen

At that early period these were used for awnings and floor-coverings in the palaces of the Assyrian kings Sargon, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and Sardanapalus.

From Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference by Rosa Belle Holt

According to the received chronology, the assassination of Sennacherib and the accession of Esarhaddon took place in the year 680 b.c.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches

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