Ashurbanipal was used as the ruler of the Assyrians in the game Civilization V. Ashurbanipal once more entered the global spotlight and garnered increased fame in 2018, when reliefs from his reign were exhibited at the British Museum in the exhibition I am Ashurbanipal (8 November 2018 – 21 February 2019). The exhibition was well received, particularly due to its use of inventive technology, such as using lights to illustrate how many of Ashurbanipal's reliefs would have been painted in his lifetime, and its acknowledgement of the colonialist history of the collection itself. There was however also substantial controversy associated with the exhibition due to its sponsorship by the oil and gas company BP, involved in Middle Eastern oil since the early 20th century. The opening of the exhibition in November 2018 was met with protests, with protesters chanting slogans relating to BP's exploitation of Iraqi natural resources and pretending to sip oil-contaminated champagne. Titles In an inscription on a cylinder dated to 648, Ashurbanipal used the following titles: A similar titulature is used on one of Ashurbanipal's many tablets: A longer variant is presented on one of Ashurbanipal's building inscriptions in Babylon: See also List of Assyrian kings Military history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire Notes References Sources Bibliography Web sources Sargonid dynasty 7th-century BC Assyrian kings 680s BC births 631 BC deaths Year of birth uncertain Gyges of Lydia Kings of the Universe Kings of the Lands