Sennacherib

American

[suh-nak-er-ib] / səˈnæk ər ɪb /

noun

died 681 b.c., king of Assyria 705–681.

Sennacherib British

/ sɛˈnækərɪb /

noun

died 681 _bc , king of Assyria (705–681); son of Sargon II. He invaded Judah twice, defeated Babylon, and rebuilt Nineveh

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They date back to the Assyrian King Sennacherib, who ruled the ancient city of Nineveh from 705 to 681 BC, the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage said, in a statement seen by AFP.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022

Military activity at the watchtower appears to have ceased activity just before the Assyrian King Sennacherib launched an expedition to Judah in 701 B.C.

From Fox News • Jun. 19, 2019

Marian had been preceded by the authoress of a learned novel on ancient Egypt who was known to her enemies as Miss Sennacherib.

From Time Magazine Archive

Assyrian King Sennacherib undertook to keep chariots from parking along a main highway.

From Time Magazine Archive

According to Brown, Lupus appears on the Euphratian planisphere discovered by George Smyth in the palace of Sennacherib.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard

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