ASHURBINAPAL

FACTS

• Ashurbinapal was the lasy strong king of the Neo-Assyrian empire.
• He collected over 20,000 clay tablets from the Fertile Crescent for his library.
• He was the son of Esarhaddon.

FACTS 2

• He ruled from 668bc to 627bc.
• His tutors got him interested in literature at an early age.
• Ashurbinapal's father clearly favored him for his bravery and intelligence.

FACTS 3

• His campaigns in 667bc and 664bc led to the defeat of the Egyptian 25th dynasty.
• He rebuilt most of the major shrines in Assyria and Babylon.
• He covered Nineveh with magnificent sculptures of events from his reign.