Sennacherib

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Sennacherib
Sennacherib's portrait on the cast of a rock relief
Cast of a rock relief of Sennacherib from the foot of Mount Judi, near Cizre
King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Reign705–681 BC
PredecessorSargon II
SuccessorEsarhaddon
Bornc. 745 BC[1]
Nimrud[2] (?)
Died20 October 681 BC (aged c. 64)
Nineveh
SpouseTashmetu-sharrat
Naqi'a
Issue
Among
others
Ashur-nadin-shumi
Arda-Mulissu
Esarhaddon
AkkadianSîn-ahhī-erība
Sîn-aḥḥē-erība
DynastySargonid dynasty
FatherSargon II
MotherRa'īmâ (?)

Sennacherib (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: