Shamash-shum-ukin

Babylonian king · Historical Figures · Lived 670 BC to 648 BC · aged 22

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Šamaš-šuma-ukin, was king of Babylon as a vassal of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 668 BC to his death in 648. Born into the Assyrian royal family, Šamaš-šuma-ukin was the son of the Neo-Assyrian king Esarhaddon and the elder brother of Esarhaddon's successor Ashurbanipal.

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Stone monument of Šamaš-šuma-ukin as a basket-bearer. The face of the sculpture has been mutilated.

Confirmation by Šamaš-šuma-ukin of a grant originally made by Ashur-nadin-shumi

Locations of some major Mesopotamian cities.

Babylonian prisoners under Assyrian guard in Ashurbanipal's reign

Ashurbanipal inspects booty and prisoners from Babylon after the 648 BC siege

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