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Description: Ashurbanipal inspects booty and prisoners from Babylon, 645-640 BCE British Museum, London. Ashurbanipal inspect booty and prisoners from Babylon after a two years siege, in 648 BC. Inscription: " I, Ashurbanipal, king of the universe, king of the land of Ashur, who, at the command of the great gods has attained the desires of his heart: the garments and ornaments – the royal insignia of Shamash-shum-ukin, the faithless brother – his harem, his officials, his battle troops, his (battle) chariot, his processional chariot – his state vehicle, all the provisions which were in his palace, the people, male and female, great and small – they made to pass before me." Wall panel; relief British Museum (in en). The British Museum.
Title: Ashurbanipal inspects booty and prisoners from Babylon, 645-640 BCE
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