Hama (queen)
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Hama was a queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire as the primary consort of Shalmaneser IV. Historical records reveal next to nothing about Hama, and the vast majority of the information known about the que
Ruins of one of the entrances of the Northwest Palace at Nimrud, destroyed by the Islamic State in 2015
Shalmaneser IV
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Shalmaneser IV was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 783 BC to his death in 773 BC. Shalmaneser was the son and successor of his predecessor, Adad-nirari III, and ruled during a period of Assyr
Hama (queen)
…Hama (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Ḫamâ) was a queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire as the primary consort of Shalmaneser IV (r. 783–773 BC). Historical records reveal next to nothing about Hama, and the vast majority of the information known about the queen comes from studies…
Stele of Bel-harran-beli-usur, an Assyrian palace herald, made during Shalmaneser IV's reign