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How did Ashurbanipal celebrate his victory over Elam in 639 BCE?
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Ashurbanipal
Ashurbanipal depicted in a lion hunt in an Assyrian relief from his northern palace in Nineveh; now in the British Museum.
In 639 BCE, following the successful sack of Susa, the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal celebrated his triumph by holding a grand victory procession.1
To demonstrate that he had "the whole world" under his sway, Ashurbanipal had four captive kings forced to draw his chariot during the celebration.1