King of Assyria (704-681) and ruler over Babylon. The Akkadian form of his name is Sîn-aḫḫē-erība. He assumed the throne of Babylon personally at the beginning (704-703) and at the end of his reign (688-681). In the meantime, Sennacherib experimented with different forms of control over Babylonia including puppet-kings ( 702-700) and installing his own son as King of Babylon (699-694). Overall, his rule represented a reversal of his father’s policies including the quick abandonment of Khorsabad for Nineveh and an altogether harsher treatment of Babylonian revolts which would eventually lead to the desecration and destruction of Babylon (689).