Sennacherib
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Summary
Sennacherib was born on 745 BC[1] in Nimrud[2]. He died on October 20, 681 BC[3], in Nineveh[4]. He worked as a sovereign[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,657 views/month, #6,955 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Father: Sargon II[7]
- Spouse: Naqi'a[8]
- Child: Esarhaddon[9], Ashur-nadin-shumi[10], Arda-Mulissu[11], Nabu-shar-usur[12]
- Country of citizenship: Assyrian Empire[13], Babylon[14]
- Position held: King of Assyria[15], King of Babylon[16]
- Sex or gender: male[17]
- Family: Sargonid dynasty[18]
- Noble title: emperor[19]
- Commons category: Sennacherib[20]
- Cause of death: stab wound[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sennacherib[22]
- Relative: Shmaya[23], Abtalion[24]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Pauly–Wissowa[32]
- Participant in: Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant[33]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Sennacherib include Taylor and Sennacherib Prisms[34], a discovered text[35], founded in -0690[36].
Why It Matters
Sennacherib has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for him include Taylor and Sennacherib Prisms[34], a discovered text[35], founded in -0690[36].
FAQs
Where was Sennacherib born?
Sennacherib's place of birth was Nimrud[2].
Where did Sennacherib die?
Sennacherib died in Nineveh[4].
Who were Sennacherib's parents?
Sennacherib's father was Sargon II[7].
Who was Sennacherib married to?
Sennacherib's spouses include Naqi'a[8].
What did Sennacherib do for work?
Sennacherib worked as a sovereign[5].