Esarhaddon was never Sennacherib’s intended heir. Assur-nadin-sumi was Sennacherib’s heir and ruled as King of Babylon from 700 BCE after Sennacherib had conquered the city. This was until 694 ...

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One inscription, in translation, reads: "The palace of Esarhaddon, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the kings of lower Egypt ...

A cache of cuneiform tablets unearthed by a team of archaeologists has been found to contain a largely intact Assyrian treaty from the early 7th century BCE. A cache of cuneiform tablets unearthed ...

It's March 27 669BC, and night has fallen over Nineveh, the Assyrian capital. On the temple roof, Balasi, chief astrologer to king Esarhaddon, is scanning the sky. An adviser has told the king that ...

Palace of Assyrian King Esarhaddon found beneath Nabi Yunus shrine, which jihadis destroyed IRAQI troops have discovered an ancient palace beneath the ruins of a shrine destroyed by ISIS.

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"The tablet is quite spectacular. It records a treaty — or covenant — between Esarhaddon, King of the Assyrian Empire and a secondary ruler who acknowledged Assyrian power. The treaty was ...