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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.
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.
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
Shamshi-Adad V
…811 BC. He was named after the god Adad, who is also known as Hadad. Shamshi-Adad was a son and successor of King Shalmaneser III, the husband of Queen Shammuramat (by some identified with the mythical Semiramis), and the father of Adad-nirari III, who succeeded him as king. He was also a grandfather of Shalmaneser…
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