When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the clay tablets were preserved by the heat. Selena Wisnom's new book reveals more ...

At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as ... He was succeeded by Ashurbanipal. Ashurbanipal built a new palace, now known as the Northern Palace, and ...

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The Assyrian Australian Association has been working hard to revive the Ashurbanipal Library which will be officially launched on 5 May, 2022. Ramsin Warda is the head of the Ashurbanipal Library ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — An ancient Assyrian palace, part of a 3,000-year-old Iraqi archaeological ... in northern Iraq, in 650 BCE by King Ashurbanipal II. Earlier this month, Islamic State, also known as ISIS ...