Sage, scholar, Vizier to Sennacherib and Esarhaddon in the capital city of Nineveh during the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the great counselor Ahikar represented an archetype to countless generations of peoples in the Ancient Near East.

Whether Ahikar actually existed or not will most likely never be known, but his legend lives on in his many proverbs and wise sayings. And it wasn't only the Neo-Assyrians who extolled his virtues. Versions of his legend have been found as far afield as Ancient Egypt and as recently as the Ottoman Empire. Come take a deep dive with us into a world of political intrigue, paternal devotion, betrayal, and revenge.

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