Which Assyrian king collected a library of some 30,000 tablets at Nineveh?
AAssurbanipal
BSargon of Akkad
CNabonidus II
DNabopolassar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Assurbanipal
1. He ruled 668-627 BCE.
2. Assurbanipal's library had about 1,000 texts.
3. Tablets were catalogued by subject.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Themes in World History, Theme 2, Writing and City Life._
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