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Naqiʾa's career resulted in her achieving, for a woman of her time, an unprecedented level of prominence and public visibility. She is the best documented, and perhaps most influential, woman of the Neo-Assyrian period. Naqiʾa stands apart from nearly all other Assyrian queens, who are often rarely mentioned by name in surviving texts.
- Before c. 728 BC
- Sennacherib
- After 669 BC
Naqiʾa or Naqia (Akkadian: Naqīʾa, also known as Zakūtu, was a wife of the Assyrian king Sennacherib and the mother of his son and successor Esarhaddon. Naqiʾa is the best documented woman in the history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and she reached an unprecedented level of prominence and public visibility; she was perhaps the most influential woman in Assyrian history.
history of Mesopotamia. In history of Mesopotamia: Esarhaddon. …his energetic and designing mother, Zakutu (Naqia), who came from Syria or Judah, used all her influence on his behalf to override the national party of Assyria. The theory that he was a partner in plotting the murder of his father is rather improbable; at any rate, he was able….
Naqi'a. Naqiʾa or Naqia (Akkadian: Naqīʾa, also known as Zakūtu (), was a wife of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 705–681 BC) and the mother of his son and successor Esarhaddon (r. 681–669). Naqiʾa is the best documented woman in the history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and she reached an unprecedented level of prominence and public ...
Sennacherib. Mother. Naqiʾa. Esarhaddon, also spelled Essarhaddon, [5] Assarhaddon [6] and Ashurhaddon [7] ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , also Aššur-aḫa-iddina, [8] [9] meaning " Ashur has given me a brother"; [5] Biblical Hebrew: אֵסַר־חַדֹּן ʾĒsar-Ḥaddōn) was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his ...
- 681–669 BC
- Naqiʾa
- Sennacherib
- Ešarra-ḫammat, Other wives
Naqiʾa or Naqia (Akkadian: Naqīʾa, also known as Zakutu ( Zakūtu), was a wife of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 705–681 BC) and the mother of his son and successor Esarhaddon (r. 681–669). Naqiʾa is the best documented woman in the history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and she reached an unprecedented level of prominence and public visibility; she was perhaps the most influential ...
Dec 18, 2019 · Mullissu-mukannišat-Ninua (person) " Mullissu PGP is the one who unites Nineveh PGP ": queen of Assyria, wife of Assurnasirpal II PGP and mother of Shalmaneser III; she may have been buried in the Northwest Palace at Kalhu. Munn-Rankin, Margaret (person) AD 1913–81.
