ASHURBANIPAL ON HORSEBACK SPEARING A LION WHILE ANOTHER LION ATTACKS 

 THE HORSE WHICH THE KING LEADS 



ASHURBANIPAL AND HIS QUEEN ENJOYING A CUP OF WINE 



Ashurbanipal was a sort of a Napoleon of the ancient world- — a warrior who took pride in 

 his service to literature and art (see page 155) 



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