A legend made him a son of an Assyrian king.
His genealogical relationship with the Assyrian king is not known.
He is the earliest Assyrian king whose annals survive in any detail.
According to legend, Ashurbanipal was the only Assyrian king who learned how to read and write.
Sulili was the name of an ancient Assyrian king.
Its maritime importance is indicated by the inscriptions of the Assyrian kings.
A number of Assyrian kings showed an early interest in botany and zoology also.
He declares that the gods called him to war, a statement used by most subsequent Assyrian kings.
The Assyrian kings controlled a large kingdom at three different times in history.
The relief, from the palace of an Assyrian king, had hung at the school since its founding in 1923.
