Assurbanipal

Assurbanipal

• Was the last great king of Assyria
• His name means "the god Ashur is creator of an heir"
• Treated his people fairly but was known cruelty by those he defeted
• He achieved the greatest territorial expansion of the Assyrian empire
• Which included Babylon, Prussia, Syria, and Egypt.

ASSURBANIPAL

• Birth in 685B.C and died 627B.C
• Was not only a feared warrior in battle but was also a patron of arts
• One of the best known cruel thing he did was one kings he defeated he
• Put a dog chain through his jaw and made him live in a kennel after capture.
• He established the first library of over 30,000 clay tablets in the capital Nineveh

ASSURBANIPAL

• His people thought he was a strong leader
• They thought he was strong because was rarely defeated
• His people thought he was smart because he built the first library