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Ashurbanipal

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Ashurbanipal
The Royal lion hunt reliefs from the Assyrian palace at Nineveh, the king is hunting, about 645-635 BC, British Museum (12254914313).jpg
Ashurbanipal, closeup from the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal
King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Reign669–631 BC[1][2][3]
PredecessorEsarhaddon
SuccessorAshur-etil-ilani
Born685 BC[4][5]
Died631 BC[6] (aged c. 54)
SpouseLibbali-sharrat
IssueAshur-etil-ilani
Sinsharishkun
Ninurta-sharru-usur
AkkadianAššur-bāni-apli
Aššur-bāni-habal
DynastySargonid dynasty
FatherEsarhaddon
MotherUnknown,[7] of Assyrian origin.[8]

Ashurbanipal, also spelled Assurbanipal,[9] Asshurbanipal[10] and Asurbanipal[9] (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Akkadian: