This man's elder brother Sin-Iddina-Apla died early in life, while his other brother Shamash-Shum-Ukin was installed as King of Babylon and stirred up a three-year civil war.
Documents intended to secure this figure's succession to the throne were published by D. J. Wiseman and found in Nimrud. One of his defeated rivals had a chain forced through his jaw and lived the rest of his life in a dog kennel, and Sardur II of Urartu was so subservient to this man that he called him 'father'. This man's elder brother Sin-Iddina-Apla died early in life, while his other brother Shamash-Shum-Ukin was installed as King of Babylon and stirred up a three-year civil war. The winner of the Battle of the Ulaya River, he defeated kings named Taharqa and Tanut-amon, in the latter case taking Memphis and Thebes. During his reign his kingdom's longtime enemy Elam was destroyed. He was the son of Esarhaddon, and Homuzd Rassam made a major cultural discovery in the Lion-Hunt room of this man's palace. For 10 points, name this Neo-Assyrian monarch whose famous 'library' was found in his capital of Ninevah.
Documents intended to secure this figure's succession to the throne were published by D. J. Wiseman and found in Nimrud.
{Ashurbanipal} (or {Sardanapalus} or {Asenappar})