A·shur·ba·ni·pal 
(ä′shr-bänə-päl′) also As·sur·ba·ni·pal (ä′sr-) fl. seventh century BC.
(ä′shr-bänə-päl′) also As·sur·ba·ni·pal (ä′sr-) fl. seventh century BC. King of Assyria (669-626) who was a noted patron of literature and the arts.