Sinsharishkun
Sinsharishkun was one of the last kings of the
Assyrian empire. Son of
Ashurbanipal, brother of
Ashuruballit II, the last Assyrian king (612-607 BC). He reigned from
623 BC until
August 10,
612 BC, when he burnt in his palace in the Babylonian-Median attack on
Nineveh, Assyria's largest city.