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Shalmaneser I. Shalmaneser I (𒁹𒀭𒁲𒈠𒉡𒊕 mdsál-ma-nu-SAG Salmanu-ašared; [2] [3] 1273–1244 BC or 1265–1235 BC) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. Son of Adad-nirari I, he succeeded his father as king [4] in 1265 BC. Stele of king Shalmaneser I, 1263-1234 BCE.
- c. 1273–1244 BC
- Adad-nirari I
Apr 8, 2024 · Shalmaneser I (flourished 13th century bc) was the king of Assyria (reigned c. 1263– c. 1234 bc) who significantly extended Assyrian hegemony. While the Hittites warred with Egypt, Shalmaneser invaded Cappadocia (in eastern Asia Minor) and founded an Assyrian colony at Luha. By the defeat of Shattuara of Hani and his Hittite allies and by ...
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Shalmaneser I (1274-1245 b.c. ), son of Adad-nirari I, the greatest warrior of the Middle Assyrian period who defeated the people of Urartu, Guti and in the W the Hurrians, Hittites and Aramaeans (Aḫlamu). By his capture of Carchemish he was the first to bring Assyria into direct clash with the Egyptians in Asia. 2.
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 ...
Shalmaneser I. Shalmaneser I (shălmənē´zər), d. 1290 BC, king of Assyria. He restored the temple at Assur, established a royal residence at Nineveh, and removed the capital from Assur to Calah, c.18 mi (29 km) S of Nineveh. Shalmaneser III, 859–824 BC, son of Ashurnasirpal, claimed to have defeated (c.854 BC) Benhadad and Ahab, king of ...
Jul 11, 2022 · Abstract. This article presents a newly discovered cuneiform text from the site of Üçtepe in Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey. The text bears a previously unknown inscription of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser I. While incomplete, it never-theless gives the most extensive lists of the conquests of Shalmaneser I yet known, including a ...
Shalmaneser I shălmənēˈzər [ key], d. 1290 b.c., king of Assyria. He restored the temple at Assur, established a royal residence at Nineveh, and removed the capital from Assur to Calah, c.18 mi (29 km) S of Nineveh. Shalmaneser III, 859–824 b.c., son of Ashurnasirpal, claimed to have defeated (c.854 b.c.) Benhadad and Ahab, king of ...
