Sennacherib
Sennacherib (/səˈnækərɪb/; Akkadian: Sîn-ahhī-erība, "Sîn has increased the brothers"), king o Assirie 705 BCE–681 BCE, is remembered for his militar campaigns against Babylon an Judah an for his biggin programs, notably at his caipital Nineveh.[1]
Sennacherib | |
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Keeng o Assirie | |
Sennacherib during his Babylonian war, relief frae his palace in Nineveh | |
Ring | 705–681 BCE |
Predecessor | Sargon II |
Successor | Esarhaddon |
Dee'd | 681 BCE |
Akkadian | Sîn-ahhī-erība |
Greek | Σενναχηριμ (Sennacherim) |
Hebrew | Sanherib |
Faither | Sargon II |
References
eedit- ↑ McKenzie 1995, p. 786.