Ashurbanipal (Aššur-bāni-apli; `ܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܒܵܢܝܼ ܐܵܦܠܝܼ`; `Ashur is creator of a heir`; 668 BC – c. 627 BC), also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal, was an Assyrian king, the son of Esarhaddon and the last strong king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (934–609 BC). He is famed for amassing a significant collection of cuneifor... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashurbanipal
last of the great kings of Assyria (reigned 668 to 627 ), who assembled in Nineveh the first systematically organized library in the ancient Middle ... [19 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/112