With no explanation, label each line with "location-GPE", "O", "person-other", "art-broadcastprogram", "art-film", "art-music", "art-other", "art-painting", "art-writtenart" or "building-airport" preceded by ":".
Despite
his
royal
title
,
Shamash-shum-ukin
was
a
vassal
to
Ashurbanipal
;
Ashurbanipal
continued
to
offer
the
royal
sacrifices
in
Babylon
(
traditionally
offered
by
the
Babylonian
monarch
)
and
the
governors
in
the
south
were
Assyrian
.
Despite:O
his:O
royal:O
title:O
,:O
Shamash-shum-ukin:person-other
was:O
a:O
vassal:O
to:O
Ashurbanipal:person-other
;:O
Ashurbanipal:person-other
continued:O
to:O
offer:O
the:O
royal:O
sacrifices:O
in:O
Babylon:location-GPE
(:O
traditionally:O
offered:O
by:O
the:O
Babylonian:O
monarch:O
):O
and:O
the:O
governors:O
in:O
the:O
south:O
were:O
Assyrian:O
.:O