Ashurbanipal shine babban sarki na ƙarshe na Daular Neo-Assyrian, wanda yayi mulki daga 668-627 BC. Duk da haka, Ashurbanipal ba kalma ba ce, sai dai suna. Sunan "Ashurbanipal" yana nufin "allah Ashur shi ne mahaliccin magaji" a cikin yaren Akkadiya, wanda shine harshen hukuma na Daular Assuriya.
