Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria

883-859 BCE
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Ashurnasirpal II was king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BCE.  He was the first Assyrian king to attack the countries that bordered the Mediterranean Sea.  After his death, his son, Shalmaneser III attacked Israel.  

In this photo by Ardon Bar-Hama is the Stele of Ashurnasirpal II at the British Museum

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Ashurnasirpal II was the first Assyrian king to attack the countries that bordered the Mediterranean Sea. After his death, his son, Shalmaneser III, attacked Israel.

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