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Šērūʾa-ēṭirat
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Šērūʾa-ēṭirat, called Saritrah in later Aramaic texts), was an ancient Assyrian princess of the Sargonid dynasty, the eldest daughter of Esarhaddon and the older sister of his son and successor Ashurbanipal. She is the only one of Esarhaddon's daughters to be known by name and inscriptions listing the royal children suggest that she outranked several of her brothers, such as her younger brother Aššur-mukin-paleʾa, but ranked below the crown princes Ashurbanipal and Shamash-shum-ukin. Her importance could be explained by her possibly being the oldest of all Esarhaddon's children.
Šērūʾa-ēṭirat's c. 670 BCE letter to her younger brother Ashurbanipal's wife Libbāli-šarrat, in which she reprimands her for not doing her homework
Šērūʾa-ēṭirat's c. 670 BCE letter to her younger brother Ashurbanipal's wife Libbāli-šarrat, in which she reprimands her for not doing her homework
Esarhaddon
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Esarhaddon, also spelled Essarhaddon, Assarhaddon and Ashurhaddon was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Sennacherib in 681 BC to his own death in 669. The third king of the Sargonid dynasty, Esarhaddon is most famous for his conquest of Egypt in 671 BC, which made his empire the largest the world had ever seen, and for his reconstruction of Babylon, which had been destroyed by his father.
Esarhaddon, closeup from his victory stele, now housed in the Pergamon Museum
The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh, illustration by A. C. Weatherstone for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (1915).
The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh, illustration by A. C. Weatherstone for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (1915).
Relief in the Louvre depicting Esarhaddon (right) and his mother Naqiʾa (left). Possibly as a result of his distrust of his male relatives, the women
Relief in the Louvre depicting Esarhaddon (right) and his mother Naqiʾa (left). Possibly as a result of his distrust of his male relatives, the women of the royal family were allowed greater political influence and power during Esarhaddon's reign than in any previous period of Assyrian history.
Black basalt monument of Esarhaddon in traditional Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform, which narrates his restoration of Babylon. c. 670 BC. Exhibited at the B
Black basalt monument of Esarhaddon in traditional Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform, which narrates his restoration of Babylon. c. 670 BC. Exhibited at the British Museum, BM 91027.