Ashurbanipal (redirect from Aššur-bāni-apli)
script. Ashurbanipal (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀, romanized: Aššur-bāni-apli, meaning "Ashur is the creator of the heir") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian...
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era. The name Sardanapalus is probably a corruption of Ashurbanipal (Aššur-bāni-apli > Sar-dan-ápalos), an Assyrian emperor, but Sardanapalus as described...
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Esarhaddon (redirect from Aššur-taqīša-libluṭ)
Ashurbanipal and paid for it with his life. Ashurbanipal (𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀 Aššur-bāni-apli)) – possibly Essarhadon's fourth eldest son, crown prince and heir...
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cuneiform script. Aššur-etil-ilāni, also spelled Ashur-etel-ilani and Ashuretillilani (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒉪𒅅𒀭𒈨𒌍, romanized: Aššur-etil-ilāni, meaning...
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Ashurnasirpal II (redirect from Aššur-nâṣir-apli)
Ashur-nasir-pal II (transliteration: Aššur-nāṣir-apli, meaning "Ashur is guardian of the heir") was the third king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 883...
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Esarhaddon Aššur-aḫa-iddina December 681 BC 1 November 669 BC King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire — son of Sennacherib Ashurbanipal (First reign) Aššur-bāni-apli 1...
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century BCE, found on the threshold of the palace of Assyrian king Aššur-bāni-apli in Dur Šarrukin (now in the Louvre). The design becomes more widespread...
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List of Assyrian kings (section City-lords of Assur)
The king of Assyria (Akkadian: Iššiʾak Aššur, later šar māt Aššur) was the ruler of the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom of Assyria, which was founded in the...
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astrologer Marduk-šāpik-zēri as evidence of his learning in his letter to Aššur-bāni-apli in search of employment. Its esoteric nature was emphasized by the...
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Aššūr-nādin-apli, inscribed maš-šur-SUM-DUMU.UŠ, was a king of Assyria, reigning in 1206 BC–1203 BC or 1196 BC–1194 BC (short chronology). The alternate...
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Ashur-nirari III (redirect from Assur-nirari III)
of Aššur-nadin-apli, his predecessor in this copy and that from Khorsabad, although the Khorsabad and SDAS variants both give his father as Aššur-naṣir-apli...
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the god Šamaš. He is carved as a guardian figure on a doorway in Aššur-bāni-apli's north palace at Nineveh. He appears as an intercessor with Marduk...
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Ashur-resh-ishi I (redirect from Assur-resh-ishi I)
Aššur-rēša-iši I, inscribed maš-šur-SAG-i-ši (meaning "Aššur has lifted my head") ruled 1132–1115 BC, son of Mutakkil-Nusku, was a king of Assyria, the...
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officials in the city's administration and normally used the style Išši'ak Aššur, which translates to "governor (on behalf) of (the god) Ashur", rather than...
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Ashur-uballit II (redirect from Aššur-uballiṭ II)
cuneiform script. Aššur-uballiṭ II, also spelled Assur-uballit II and Ashuruballit II (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒌑𒋾𒆷, romanized: Aššur-uballiṭ, meaning...
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Ashurnasirpal I (Aššur-nāṣir-apli I, inscribed maš-šur-PAB-A, meaning "the god Assur is the protector of the heir") was the king of Assyria, 1049–1031...
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Sennacherib (redirect from Aššur-ilī-muballissu)
include Ile''e-bullutu-Aššur, Aššur-mukkaniš-ilija, Ana-Aššur-taklak, Aššur-bani-beli, Samaš-andullašu (or Samaš-salamšu) and Aššur-šakin-liti. The main...
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Early Assyrian period (section Origins of Assur)
The earliest inscription known from Assur, preceding that of Azazu, was made by the Išši'ak Aššur (governor of Assur) Ititi, son of a man called Ininlaba...
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Aššur-nārāri I, inscribed maš-šur-ERIM.GABA, "Aššur is my help," was an Old Assyrian king who ruled for 26 years during the mid-second millennium BC,...
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transcribed as Šarru-kīn I and Sharru-ken I) was the king (Išši’ak Aššur, "Steward of Assur") during the Old Assyrian period from c. 1920 BC to 1881 BC. On...
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Aššur-rabi II, inscribed maš-šur-RA-bi, "(the god) Aššur is great," was king of Assyria 1012–972 BC. Despite his lengthy reign (41 years), one of the longest...
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Ashur-nirari V (redirect from Assur-nirari V)
Ashur-nirari V (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Aššur-nārāri, meaning "Ashur is my help") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 755 BC to his death in...
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Bel-bani or Bēl-bāni, inscribed mdEN-ba-ni, “the Lord is the creator,” was the king of Assyria from c. 1700 to 1691 BC and was the first ruler of what...
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Puzur-Ashur II (redirect from Puzur-Assur II)
Puzur-Ashur II (also transcribed as Puzur-Aššur II) was king (Išši’ak Aššur, "Steward of Assur") during the Old Assyrian period c. 1880 to 1873 BC. Puzur-Ashur...
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Ashur-nadin-ahhe II (Aššur-nādin-aḫḫē II) was king of Assyria from c. 1400 to 1391 BC. Preceded by Ashur-rim-nisheshu, he was succeeded by his brother...
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during Aššur-rabi II’s reign, and the reconstruction of the temple during Aššūr-reš-iši’s, in his clay cylinder inscription recovered from Aššur. Khorsabad...
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early on in his reign. These early sons were likely Aššur-etil-ilāni and Sîn-šar-iškun. Aššur-etil-ilāni succeeded Ashurbanipal as king in 631 BC and...
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Ashur-dan III (redirect from Assur-dan III)
Ashur-dan III (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Aššur-dān, meaning "Ashur is strong") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 773 BC to his death in 755...
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rather than šul on philological grounds. He succeeded his father, Aššur-nāṣir-apli I and ruled for 12 years according to the Assyrian Kingliest and confirmed...
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Aššur-nērārī IV, inscribed maš-šur-ERIM.GABA, "(the god) Aššur is my help," was the king of Assyria, the 94th to appear on the Assyrian Kinglist, ruling...
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