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    question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Sennacherib (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀭𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢, romanized: Sîn-aḥḥī-erība or Sîn-aḥḥē-erība...
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  • Sennacherib's Annals are the annals of Sennacherib, emperor of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. They are found inscribed on several artifacts, and the final versions...
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    BCE. He was king of Judah during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib in 701 BCE. The historical accuracy of King Hezekiah’s reign is a topic...
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  • The Destruction of Sennacherib The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their...
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    fall of the empire, Assyria reached its apex. Under the Sargonid king Sennacherib (r. 705–681 BC), the capital was transferred to Nineveh and under Esarhaddon...
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    Hanging Gardens of Babylon (category Sennacherib)
    the legend refers to a well-documented garden that the Assyrian King Sennacherib (704–681 BC) built in his capital city of Nineveh on the River Tigris...
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    expansion. Successive monarchs such as Tiglath-pileser III, Sargon II, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and Ashurbanipal maintained and founded new palaces, as...
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    Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant in 701 BCE was a military campaign undertaken by the Neo-Assyrian Empire to bring the region back under control following...
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    Assyria threatened the king of Judah, and at length invaded the land. Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant brought his powerful army into Judah. Hezekiah...
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    Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (category Sennacherib)
    siege of Jerusalem, then capital of the Kingdom of Judah, carried out by Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The siege concluded Sennacharib's campaign...
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    in Sennacherib's being murdered by his own sons while he was praying to the god Nisroch in Nineveh. Esarhaddon (681–669 BC) succeeded Sennacherib as ruler...
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    Sargon's son Sennacherib was deeply disturbed by his father's death and believed that he must have committed some grave sin. As a result, Sennacherib distanced...
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    reconstruction of Babylon, which had been destroyed by his father. After Sennacherib's eldest son and heir Aššur-nādin-šumi had been captured and presumably...
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    (Akkadian: Naqīʾa, also known as Zakūtu (), was a wife of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 705–681 BC) and the mother of his son and successor Esarhaddon (r...
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    of Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the older brother of Sennacherib's successor Esarhaddon. Arda-Mulissu served as Sennacherib's crown...
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    Philistine king of Ashkelon conquered Jaffa again circa 730 BC. Following Sennacherib's third campaign in the Levant, the Assyrians reassigned Jaffa to the...
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    is notable for its rock reliefs, built by king Sennacherib around 690 BC. During the reign of Sennacherib (705–681 BC), Khinnis was built in order to "celebrate...
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    Lachish, where they were buried underneath a destruction layer caused by Sennacherib, who reigned over the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 705 BCE to 681 BCE. While...
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  • The Destruction of Sennacherib (Russian: Поражение Сеннахериба), is a choral work composed by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881), based on text Lord Byron's...
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    during the apex of its power and Sargon II's three immediate successors Sennacherib (r. 705–681 BC), Esarhaddon (r. 681–669 BC) and Ashurbanipal (r. 669–631...
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    in the Tower of Babel story. In the annals of the Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 705–681 BCE), he describes how the gods “confused the plans” of his...
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  • Tablet of Destinies is referenced in Text B (a copy of an inscription of Sennacherib in Neo-Babylonian script) on the tablet K 6177 + 8869, now in the British...
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  • according to the Hebrew Bible, a god of Assyria in whose temple King Sennacherib was worshiping when he was assassinated by his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer...
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    "Sennacherib at the Gates of Jerusalem: Story, History and Historiography: An Introduction". In Kalimi, Isaac; Richardson, Seth (eds.). Sennacherib at...
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  • and seventh centuries BC (reigns of Shalmaneser III, Sargon II, and Sennacherib) as Til-garimmu/Til-garimme. The city contained a palace, a karum and...
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    Lachish reliefs (category Sennacherib)
    between 700 and 681 BCE, as a decoration of the South-West Palace of Sennacherib in Nineveh (in modern Iraq), the relief is today in the British Museum...
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  • the 7th century BCE. He was a contemporary of the Neo-Assyrian kings Sennacherib and Esarhaddon. Hazael was a Qedarite king regnant and an associate of...
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  • BC—Sargon II, king of Assyria, dies. 705 BC—Sennacherib succeeds his father Sargon II. 704 BC—Sennacherib moves the capital of Assyria to Nineveh. 704...
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    own father Sennacherib had bypassed Esarhaddon's elder brother Arda-Mulissu for the crown, and the rejected heir had murdered Sennacherib, with Esarhaddon...
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    Archimedes' screw (category Sennacherib)
    Wonders of the Ancient World. A cuneiform inscription of Assyrian King Sennacherib (704–681 BC) has been interpreted by Stephanie Dalley to describe casting...
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