Assurbanipal shine babban sarki na ƙarshe na Daular Neo-Assyrian wanda ya yi mulki daga 668 zuwa 627 KZ. An san shi da cin nasara na soja, taimakon fasaha, da babban ɗakin karatu a Nineba, wanda ke ɗauke da dubban allunan cuneiform kuma an ɗauke shi ɗaya daga cikin manyan ɗakunan karatu na zamanin d ¯ a. Sunan "Assurbanipal" ya samo asali ne daga harshen Akkadian kuma yana nufin "allah Ashur shi ne mahaliccin magaji."