Shammuramat is the queen of Assyria in approximately 811 - 805 BC. e. Wife of Shamshi-Adad V and mother of Adad-nirari III .
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| Predecessor | Shamshi Adad V | ||||||
| Successor | Adad nirari III | ||||||
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In infancy, Adad Niari III was regent. Shammuramat was a Babylonian and, under her influence, the cult of the god Naboo was introduced in Assyria. Statues of this god were found in Calha with an inscription that commanded that no other god be recognized. This was done, probably, for a closer unity of the state.
Shammuramat waged wars mainly against Media and Manna .
From 805 BC e. Adad nirari III began to rule on his own. However, in the future, Shammuramat continued to play a large role. This can be seen from the fact that she was named together with the king in the inscriptions of Beltarsilim, the governor of Kalhu and on the statues of the god Naboo.
Shammuramat entered the ancient literature under the name of Semiramis , who was associated with the “hanging gardens” - one of the “seven wonders of the world” , and to whom wonderful adventures were attributed.
Rules Shammuramat 5 years.
Literature
- Jacobson V.A. New Assyrian Power // History of the Ancient World / Edited by I. M. Dyakonov , V. D. Neronova , I. S. Sventsitskaya . - Ed. 3rd, fix and add. - M .: The main edition of the eastern literature of the publishing house "Science" , 1989. - T. 2. The heyday of ancient societies . - 572 p. - 50,000 copies. - ISBN 5-02-016781-9 .
- Ancient East and antiquity . // Rulers of the World. Chronological and genealogical tables on world history in 4 vols. / Compiled by V.V. Erlikhman . - T. 1.
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| Predecessor: Shamshi Adad V | Queen of Assyria OK. 811 - 805 BC e. | Successor: Adad nirari III |