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.
There are many kinds, or species, of lizards, and most of them have a lot of predators, or natural enemies. Many kinds of birds eat small lizards. Larger birds of prey such as hawks, owls and eagles hunt, kill and eat lizards. Snakes also eat them, as do many species of mammals such as weasels. Lizards even eat other lizards, with larger lizards eating smaller ones. Life is not easy for most kinds of lizards.