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Assyrian king Sin-shum-lishir

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Sin-shumu-lishir (or Sin-shum-lishir), was a usurper king of a part of the Assyrian empire during 626 BC.
According to the inscription of Ashur-Ethel-Ilan "great eunuch Assyria" Sin-shumu-lishir suppressed with the help of his personal army revolt governor of the city. Sin-shumu-lishir as "the king of Assyria" led the fight against Nabopolassar, rose in revolt in Babylonia.
All beardless man is a eunuchs,  in ancient Assyria, nearly all power was in their hands.
Art by my sister Deva.
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Yuuuuuuummm... Beautiful assyrian men :3 !!! Your sister draw very good the assyrian clothes...

In fact ; young prince also can be depict beardless ^^.
For exemple, Sargon II like being depict with his son Sennacherib ( Like on this bas-relief => upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia… ).