I am Ashurbanipal

King Ashurbanipal of Assyria was the most powerful man on earth during his reign in the 7th century BC. For nearly 40 years he ruled the largest empire the world had seen, which stretched over 1,000 miles from the shores of the eastern Mediterranean to the mountains of western Iran. This major exhibition tells the story of Ashurbanipal through the British Museum’s unparalleled collection of Assyrian treasures and rare loans. Step into Ashurbanipal’s world through displays that evoke the splendour of his