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Ashurbanipal

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A·shur·ba·ni·pal  (äshr-bän-päl) also As·sur·ba·ni·pal (äsr-) fl. seventh century b.c.
King of Assyria (669-626) who was a noted patron of literature and the arts.
Ashurbanipal [ˌæʃʊəˈbɑːnɪˌpæl], Assurbanipal
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(Biographies / Ashurbanipal (death date: ?626 bc) M, Assyrian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) died ?626 bc, king of Assyria (?668-?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh Greek name Sardanapalus
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Noun1.AshurbanipalAshurbanipal - king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
Assurbanipal, Asurbanipal


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From this derives the standard version, prepared in the seventh century BC for the marvelous library of the great king Ashurbanipal.
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