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Shammuramat
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Shammuramat, also known as Sammuramat or Shamiram and Semiramis, was a powerful queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Beginning her career as the primary queen consort of the king Shamshi-Adad V, Shammura
Inscription on a stele erected in Assur by Shammuramat
Inscription on a stele erected in Assur by Shammuramat
The Pazarcık Stele, which mentions Shammuramat's participation in a campaign against Kummuh
The Pazarcık Stele, which mentions Shammuramat's participation in a campaign against Kummuh
Semiramis Building Babylon (1861) by Edgar Degas
Semiramis Building Babylon (1861) by Edgar Degas
1784 illustration by Nicolas de Launay [fr], depicting Semiramis being murdered by her son Ninyas
1784 illustration by Nicolas de Launay [fr], depicting Semiramis being murdered by her son Ninyas
Shamshi-Adad V
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Shamshi-Adad V was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 824 to 811 BC. He was named after the god Adad, who is also known as Hadad.
Shammuramat
…Sammuramat or Shamiram and Semiramis, was a powerful queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Beginning her career as the primary queen consort of the king Shamshi-Adad V (r. 824–811 BC), Shammuramat reached an unusually prominent position in the reign of her son Adad-nirari III (r. 811–783 BC). Though there is dispute…
Detail from a stele portraying Shamshi-Adad V in British Museum
Detail from a stele portraying Shamshi-Adad V in British Museum
Stela of the Assyrian king Shamshi-Adad V from the temple of Nabu at Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
Stela of the Assyrian king Shamshi-Adad V from the temple of Nabu at Nimrud, Mesopotamia.