the son of Sennacherib, and his successor in the kingdom of Assyria. He is said to have reigned 29 years at Nineveh, from the year 3294 to 3322; besides which he reigned 13 years at Babylon, in all 42 years. He died in the year of the world 3336, and was succeeded by Saaduichinus. Esarhaddon, in the opinion of Sir Isaac Newton, seems to be the Sardanapalus who died, as Cæstarchus says, of old age, after the revolt of Syria; the name Sardanapalus being derived from Affarhadon Pul.