Osnappar

Japanese: Osnappar
Osnappar

…Legendary Assyrian king. He is sometimes identified with King Ashurbanipal of the 7th century BC and Osnappar, mentioned in the Old Testament, Book of Ezra, chapter 4, verse 10, but it is unclear. He was known as a tyrant who engaged in extreme debauchery, and is said to have set fire to his palace along with his favorite concubine, attendants, and treasures at the end of his life.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Osnappar" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…伝説的なアッシリア王。前7世紀のアッシュールバニパル王や,旧約聖書《エズラ記》4章10節に言及のあるオスナパルOsnapparに比定されることもあるが明らかでない。放蕩の限りを尽くした暴君として知られ,その最期にあたっては寵姫,侍者,財宝もろともみずから宮殿に火を放って死んだと伝えられる。…

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