Ashurbanipal (Akkadian: Aššur-bāni-apli; Aramaic: "ܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܒܵܢܝܼ ܐܵܦܠܝܼ"; "Ashur is creator of a heir"; 668 BC – c. 627 BC),[2] also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal, was an Assyrian king, the son of Esarhaddon and the last strong king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (934–609 BC).[2] He is famed for amassing a significant collection of cuneiform documents for his royal palace at Nineveh.[3] This collection, known as the Library of Ashurbanipal, is now housed at the British Museum.