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Shalmaneser IV. Shalmaneser IV ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Salmānu-ašarēd, meaning " Salmānu is foremost") [1] 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 Assyrian decline from which few sources survive.
Relief from Nimrud depicting Sargon II's probable father Tiglath-Pileser III (r. 745–727 BC; right) and possibly also his probable brother Shalmaneser V (r. 727–722 BC; left) Nothing is known of Sargon II's life before he became king. He was probably born c. 770 BC and cannot have been born later than c. 760 BC.
Dec 18, 2019 · Shalmaneser III died two years later in unknown circumstances, and it was left to another son and his successor, Šamši-Adad V, to quash the rebellion for good and re-establish control over Assyria. That this was no easy task is shown by the Eponym Chronicle according to which the revolt lasted four years into Šamši-Adad's reign.
Jan 18, 2012 · Shalmaneser I (1274-1245 BCE) declared that Assyria was no longer a vassal of Babylon and claimed supremacy over western Asia. He fought the Hittites in Anatolia, conquered Carchemish, and established more colonies in Cappadocia. His son Tukulti-Ninurta I (reigned 1243–1207 BCE) conquered Babylon, putting its King Bitilyasu to death, and ...
Shalmaneser. Shalmaneser ( Salmānu-ašarēd) was the name of five kings of Assyria: Shalmaneser I ( r. c. 1274–1245 BC) Shalmaneser II ( r. 1030–1019 BC) Shalmaneser III ( r. 859–824 BC) Shalmaneser IV ( r. 783–773 BC) Shalmaneser V ( r. 727–722 BC), who appears in the Bible as the conqueror of the Kingdom of Israel. It may also ...
The most likely result is that another King before Sargon II, Shalmaneser V may have launched campaigns in the provinces of Syria and Palestine before being overthrown by Sargon II – whose rebellion would have encouraged others throughout the Empire, including the secession of Babylon from Assyria vassalage. Sargon II therefore claims the ...
Shalmaneser V and His Era, Revisited, in: A. Baruchi-Unna et al. eds. "Now It Happened in Those Days". Studies in Biblical, Assyrian, and Other Ancient Near Eastern Historiography Presented to Mordechai Cogan on His 75th Birthday, Vol. 2 Winona Lake, IN, 2017, pp. 387-442.
