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Adad-guppi / ˈ æ d ə ˌ ɡ ɒ p i / (Babylonian cuneiform: Adad-gûppîʾ; c. 648-544 BC), also known as Addagoppe, was a devotee of the moon god Sîn in the northern Assyrian city of Harran, and the mother of King Nabonidus (ruled 556–539 BC) of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Adad-guppi. 649–547 b.c.e. Queen Mother. Sources. The Secret to Longevity. In her funeral stele, Adad-guppi claimed to have lived 104 years. During that time, she witnessed the fall of the Assyrian Empire and the establishment of a Babylonian Empire by Nabopolassar (625–605 b.c.e.) and Nebuchadnezzar II (604–562 b.c.e.).
Nabu-balatsu-iqbi. Mother. Adad-guppi. Nabonidus ( Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-naʾid, [2] [3] meaning "May Nabu be exalted" [3] or "Nabu is praised") [4] was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 556 BC to the fall of Babylon to the Achaemenian Empire under Cyrus the Great in 539 BC.
- 25 May 556 BC – 13 October 539 BC
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Country most active: Turkey. Also known as: Adad-guppi. Addagoppe of Harran was an Assyrian priestess of the moon god Sîn in the northern Assyrian city of Harran, and the mother of King Nabonidus (ruled 556–39 BC) of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Sep 19, 2016 · About Adad-Guppi. I (am) the lady Adda-guppi’, mother. of Nabium-na’id, king of Babylon, votaress of the gods Sin, Nin-gal, Nusku, and Sadarnunna, my deities. who, from my childhood, have sought after. their godheads. Whereas in the i6th year of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, Sin, king of the gods, with his city.
Feb 11, 2022 · Description. The Adad-guppi inscription is a rare pseudo-autobiography of a woman with political and religious power in the ancient Near East. Two copies of the inscription were discovered: one poorly preserved text excavated in 1907 at the archaeological site of Harran in southern Turkey, and another more complete copy discovered in 1958 as a part of the pavement steps to the Great Mosque at ...
May 5, 2023 · Means " Adad has saved", possibly deriving from the Old Akkadian element gamalum ("to save"). Name borne by a prominent priestess of the moon god Sin. The meaning, origin and history for the user-submitted name Adad-guppi.
