Ashurbanipal had confirmed his half-brother Shamash-shum-ukin as local ruler of Babylonia, but with restricted powers. Assyrian garrisons and officials there continued to report to the Assyrian king, and he continued to appoint governors both in the Sealand (Persian Gulf) and in Ur.
Lizards mostly eat insects, but some will scavenge carcasses of larger animals. Lizards belong to 4 different families of suborder Laceretillia of order Squamata and live in different habitats. Common lizards eat mostly insects, but marine iguanas of the Galapagos Islands dive for seaweed and algae, and will eat small crustaceans and insects.
A Variety of Foods. Blue belly lizards eat bugs of all kinds and will catch them on their own in the wild. Small lizards eat insects such as ants and baby crickets. As the blue belly lizard gets bigger, he will add larger prey to the menu, including spiders, earthworms, mealworms, waxworms, larger crickets and grasshoppers. A blue belly in captivity needs much the same diet.