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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of Assyria (669–626) who was a noted patron of literature and the arts.
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- noun king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
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Examples
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Phillip takes another bite of the apple and thinks, while watching Ashurbanipal slump further into his wife and consorts, I need to fix things.
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Below, on the steps leading to the courtyard of the Library, Ashurbanipal, the last of the great Assyrian kings, faces his death.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Ashurbanipal, as the only Assyrian king capable of reading script, knows well what the scroll holds.
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Phillip takes another bite of the apple and thinks, while watching Ashurbanipal slump further into his wife and consorts, I need to fix things.
365 tomorrows » 45 Feet Over Ninevah : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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The sons stroll in with their retinue, and the youngest son approaches Ashurbanipal.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Below, on the steps leading to the courtyard of the Library, Ashurbanipal, the last of the great Assyrian kings, faces his death.
365 tomorrows » 45 Feet Over Ninevah : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Ashurbanipal, as the only Assyrian king capable of reading script, knows well what the scroll holds.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Iraqis talked about Hammurabi and Ashurbanipal as if they were relatives who just stopped in for tea last week.
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Ashurbanipal slumps into his wife, and raises his head.
365 tomorrows » 45 Feet Over Ninevah : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Ashurbanipal slumps into his wife, and raises his head.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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