Sennacherib

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Sennacherib was a powerful Neo-Assyrian king (reigned c. 705–681 BCE) known for his military campaigns in the Levant and Mesopotamia, his destruction of Babylon, and his extensive building projects in Nineveh.

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Sennacherib canonical 29
Assyrian king Sennacherib 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neo-Assyrian king
human
monarch
associatedPlace Babylon
Jerusalem
Lachish
Nineveh
associatedWork Sennacherib Prism
Taylor Prism
capital Nineveh
child Arda-Mulissu
Ashur-nadin-shumi
Esarhaddon
culture Assyrian
deathCause assassination
deathPlace Nineveh
deathYear 681 BCE
dynasty Sargonid dynasty
era Neo-Assyrian period
linked to: Assyrian period
father Sargon II
kingOf Assyria
Neo-Assyrian Empire
linked to: Assyria
knownFor Lachish reliefs
campaign against Judah
conflict with King Hezekiah of Judah
construction of canals and aqueducts
destruction of Babylon
extensive building projects in Nineveh
military campaigns in Mesopotamia
military campaigns in the Levant
palace building at Nineveh
siege of Lachish
language Akkadian
mentionedIn Book of Isaiah
Book of Kings
linked to: Books of Kings

Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
mother Ataliya
name Sennacherib
notableEvent destruction of Babylon in 689 BCE
rebuilding of Nineveh as imperial capital
siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE)
predecessor Sargon II
reignEnd 681 BCE
reignStart circa 705 BCE
religion Mesopotamian polytheism
spouse Tashmetu-sharrat
successor Esarhaddon
title King of Assyria
King of the Four Quarters
King of the World

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Babylon conqueredBy Sennacherib
Assyria notableRuler Sennacherib
Nineveh wasCapitalUnder Sennacherib
Nineveh associatedWithRuler Sennacherib
Sargon II successor Sennacherib
Sargon II child Sennacherib
Hezekiah enemy Sennacherib
Sennacherib name Sennacherib
Kuyunjik associatedWith Sennacherib
Esarhaddon father Sennacherib
Esarhaddon predecessor Sennacherib
Lachish conqueredBy Assyrian king Sennacherib
linked to: Sennacherib
Lachish besiegedBy Sennacherib
Šarru-kīn II successor Sennacherib
Sarru-kinu successor Sennacherib
Sargonid dynasty notableRuler Sennacherib
Ashur-uballit II possiblyRelatedTo Sennacherib
siege of Lachish commandedBy Sennacherib
siege of Lachish leader Sennacherib
Annals of Sennacherib author Sennacherib
King of Babylon positionHeldBy Sennacherib
Lachish reliefs commissionedBy Sennacherib
Lachish reliefs associatedPerson Sennacherib