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 | | Ashurnasirpal II was king of (An ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq) Assyria from 883 BC-859 BC. |
 | | He conquered (The land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq) Mesopotamia and the territory of what is now the (An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean) Lebanon, adding them to the growing Assyrian empire. |
 | | The Standard Inscription begins by tracing Ashurnasirpal II's lineage back three generations and recounts his military victories, defines the boundaries of his empire, tells how he founded Kalhu, and built the palace. |
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