CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
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Gilgamesh
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Ashurbanipal
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Nebucadnezzar
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Sargon
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Detailed explanation-1: -The characteristic wedge-shaped strokes give the writing its modern name (cuneiform means simply ‘wedge-shaped’). The tablets were discovered in the ruins of the city of Nineveh (now northern Iraq), once capital of the mighty Assyrian empire, ruled by Ashurbanipal from 669–c. 631 BC.
Detailed explanation-2: -He is best known for his vast library at Nineveh, which he himself considered his greatest achievement. Under Ashurbanipal’s reign, the country of Elam (which had long been an unconquerable enemy of Assyria) was destroyed and Urartu, another long-time adversary, was dominated.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sennacherib was the king of Assyria from 704–681 BC and was famous for his building projects. The rooms and courtyards of his Neo-Assyrian Southwest Palace at Nineveh were decorated with a series of detailed carved stone panels.