Wall painting of King Sennacherib
Sennacherib (Akkadian: , spelled "Sîn-ahhī-erība", meaning "Sin has taken the place of brothers"), the sixth king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and the second of the Sargonic dynasty to rule it. The reign lasted over 24 years, beginning with the death of his father in 705 BC, until his death in 681 BC. He was a powerful king who conquered often. His fame, which spread to Western lands, comes from the role he played in the Holy Bible, which describes his famous campaign in the Levant. Other crucial points in this king's reign include the destruction of the city of Babylon in 689 BC and the renovation and expansion of Nineveh, the last great capital of Assyria.
A wall painting from the southwest palace of King Sennacherib in Nineveh dating from 640-620 BC shows the Assyrian army leading a campaign in southern Iraq, specifically in the marshes, against the kingdom of Bayt Yaqin and its King Marduk-apla-addina II. in 702-701 BC... It is mentioned that Marduk fled after the Elam campaign and died there. The mural in one of its parts shows Marduk hiding among the reeds in a boat and the Assyrian soldiers pursuing the fleeing remains. of battle in rush boats. This campaign was mentioned in Sennacherib's Prism under the title The Fourth Campaign. The fresco is on display at the British Museum..my photograph 2022.
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