Assurbanipal shine babban sarki na ƙarshe na Daular Assuriya wanda yayi mulki daga 668 zuwa 627 KZ. Sunan “Asurbanipal” na iya nufin ma’aikacin tarihi da kansa, wanda ya yi suna don taimakon adabi da kuma gina babban ɗakin karatu a birnin Nineba, wanda ya ƙunshi muhimman ayyukan adabi da kimiyya daga Mesopotamiya ta dā.
