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Ashurbanipal
Assyrian ruler
Ashurbanipal[a] (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀, romanized:&#;Aššur-bāni-apli,[b] meaning "Ashur is the creator of the heir") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from BC to his death in He is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria.[8] Ashurbanipal inherited the throne as the favored heir of his father Esarhaddon; his year reign was among the longest of any Assyrian king.[c] Though sometimes regarded as the apogee of ancient Assyria, his reign also marked the last time Assyrian armies waged war throughout the ancient Near East and the beginning of the end of Assyrian dominion over the region.
D ashurbanipal biography
Esarhaddon selected Ashurbanipal as heir c. The selection of Ashurbanipal bypassed the elder son Shamash-shum-ukin. Perhaps in order to avoid future rivalry, Esarhaddon designated Shamash-shum-ukin as the heir to Babylonia.
The two brothers jointly acceded to their respective thrones after Esarha