A documentary about the Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal.

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– All quotes are spoken in Assyrian. A language that evolved from Aramaic and Akkadian – the official languages spoken in the NeoAssyrian empire during the reign of Ashurbanipal.
– Some quotes have been edited for clarity by omitting lacunas and/or other parts that obscure the message.
– Ashurbanipal’s age is based on a birth date in 685 BC as suggested by Irving Finkel in his book The Cyrus Cylinder: The Great Persian Edict from Babylon.

Sources ►
Brereton, G. (2019). I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria. American Library Association choice.
British Museum Events (2021). The Great Library of Nineveh with Irving Finkel [video]. https://www.youtube.com/live/Ls9JkxFE...
Finkel, I. (2013). The Cyrus Cylinder: The Great Persian Edict from Babylon. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Melville, C, S. (1999). The role of Naqia/Zakutu in Sargonid politics. The NeoAssyrian text corpus project. Helsinki.
Novotny, J.; Singletary, J. Family Ties. Assurbanipal’s Family Revisited. In: Luukko, M.; Svärd, S.; Mattila, R. (eds.) : Of God(s), Trees, Kings, and Scholars: NeoAssyrian and Related Studies in Honour of Simo Parpola. (2009). Studia Orientalia, Vol. 106. Helsinki.
The British Museum (2019). Assyria vs Elam: The battle of Til Tuba [video].    • Assyria vs Elam: The battle of Til Tuba  

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00:00 00:28 Intro
00:27 03:42 Early Childhood
03:43 05:48 Daily life in Nineveh
05:49 07:05 Education as a priest
07:06 08:57 Second family tragedy
08:58 10:16 Appointment as crown prince
10:17 11:18 Education as crown prince
11:19 13:29 The plot of Sasi
13:30 15:44 Ashurbanipal marries Libbalisharrat
15:45 19:19 Ascension to the throne
19:20 21:55 First wars – Egypt
21:56 28:23 The library of Nineveh
28:24 30:55 Organizing the empire
30:56 32:22 War against Elam
32:23 33:17 Egypt regains independence
33:18 37:45 The battle of Tiltuba
37:46 47:30 War against Shamashshumukin
47:31 51:05 Lion hunt
51:06 54:05 Annihilation of Susa
54:06 57:05 Final years
57:06 59:15 Outro