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Ashurbanipal. Mother. Libbāli-šarrat. Sîn-šar-iškun ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Sîn-šar-iškun [5] [6] or Sîn-šarru-iškun, [7] meaning " Sîn has established the king") [6] was the penultimate king of Assyria, reigning from the death of his brother and predecessor Aššur-etil-ilāni in 627 BC to his own death at the Fall of Nineveh in ...
King of Babylon. King of the Universe. Letter written by Sîn-šar-iškun to his primary enemy, Nabopolassar of Babylon, in which he recognizes him as king of Babylon and pleads to be allowed to retain his kingdom. The authenticity of the letter is a matter of debate. [1] King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Reign. 627–612 BC.
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Sinsharishkun (Sin-shar-ishkun; Sîn-šarru-iškun, c. 627 – 612 BC), who seems to have been the Saràkos (Saracus) of Berossus, was one of the last kings of the Assyrian empire, followed only by Ashur-uballit II.Contents 1Early years2Last Strike against Babylon3War in the Assyrian heartlands4In literature5ReferencesEarly years He was the son ...
The Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire was the last war fought by the Neo-Assyrian Empire, between 626 and 609 BC. Succeeding his brother Ashur-etil-ilani ( r. 631–627 BC), the new king of Assyria, Sinsharishkun ( r. 627–612 BC), immediately faced the revolt of one of his brother's chief generals, Sin-shumu-lishir, who ...
- 626-609 BC
- Middle East
Sinsharishkun. Sîn-šar-iškun (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Sîn-šar-iškun or Sîn-šarru-iškun, meaning "Sîn has established the king") was the penultimate king of Assyria, reigning from the death of his brother and predecessor Aššur-etil-ilāni in 627 BC to his own death at the Fall of Nineveh in 612 BC. Succeeding his brother in uncertain ...
Other articles where Sin-shar-ishkun is discussed: history of Mesopotamia: Decline of the Assyrian empire: …throne, but his twin brother Sin-shar-ishkun did not recognize him. The fight between them and their supporters forced the old king to withdraw to Harran, in 632 at the latest, perhaps ruling from there over the western part of the empire until his death in 627. Ashur-etel-ilani ...
Aššur-uballiṭ II, also spelled Assur-uballit II and Ashuruballit II [4] ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Aššur-uballiṭ, [5] [6] meaning " Ashur has kept alive"), [6] was the final ruler of Assyria, ruling from his predecessor Sîn-šar-iškun 's death at the Fall of Nineveh in 612 BC to his own defeat at Harran in 609 BC. [7]
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