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Shammuramat ( Akkadian: Sammu-rāmat or Sammu-ramāt ), [4] [c] also known as Sammuramat or Shamiram and Semiramis, [5] was a powerful queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Beginning her career as the primary consort [d] of the king Shamshi-Adad V ( r. 824–811 BC), Shammuramat reached an unusually prominent position in the reign of her son Adad ...
- c. 850 BC
- Adad-nirari III
- c. 798 BC (aged c. 52)
- Shamshi-Adad V
Sep 16, 2014 · Sammu-Ramat (r. 811-806 BCE) was the queen regent of the Assyrian Empire who held the throne for her young son Adad Nirari III (r. 811-783 BCE) until he reached maturity. She is also known as Shammuramat, Sammuramat, and, most notably, as Semiramis, the legendary and semi-divine super-heroine immortalized by later historians.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Who was Sammu-Ramat?Sammu-Ramat was the Queen Regent of the Assyrian Empire between 811-806 BCE who became the inspiration for the legendary figure of Semiramis.
- Who was Semiramis?Semiramis was the legendary and semi-divine queen associated with Inanna/Ishtar, Astarte, and other ancient goddesses who was said to have been bor...
- Is Semiramis the biblical Whore of Babylon?There is no reputable source linking the figure of Semiramis with the Whore of Babylon in the biblical Book of Revelation.
- How do we know that Sammu-Ramat existed?The reign of Sammu-Ramat is attested by an inscription on an obelisk of her time and the works of later ancient historians.
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Aug 18, 2014 · Semiramis is a legendary queen thought to based on the historical Sammu-Ramat (r. 811-806 BCE) the queen regent of the Assyrian Empire who held the throne for her young son Adad Nirari III until he reached maturity. She is also known as Shammuramat or Sammuramat.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Who is Semiramis?Semiramis is a legendary Assyrian queen whose reign was made famous by later Greek writers. She is thought to be based on the historical Queen Rege...
- Why is Semiramis famous?Semiramis is famous as the greatest queen of antiquity, born of the gods and raised by doves, who was said to have built the mightiest cities and m...
- Did Semiramis really exist?The fabled reign of Semiramis is thought to be based on the historical reign of the Assyrian queen Sammu-Ramat (811-806 BCE).
- Is Semiramis mentioned in the Bible?Semiramis is not mentioned by name in the Bible but some Protestant Christian authors have imagined she is and have equated her with the Whore of B...
Shammuramat, also known as Sammuramat or Shamiram and Semiramis, was a powerful queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Beginning her career as the primary consort of the king Shamshi-Adad V, Shammuramat reached an unusually prominent position in the reign of her son Adad-nirari III. Though there is dispute in regard to Shammuramat's formal status and position, and if she should be considered a co ...
Jun 21, 2022 · The Legend of Semiramis. Clearly a great leader in her own right, the legends began to grow and Shammuramat began to turn into the legendary figure Semiramis. The half-divine daughter of Goddess Derceto, this (likely Mesopotamian) figure was cursed to fall in love with a mortal and life her life among men. Derceto, often depicted as a mermaid ...
- Bipin Dimri
Jun 2, 2019 · The Semi-legendary Assyrian Queen. Semiramis, from De Claris Mulieribus (Of Famous Women) by Giovanni Boccaccio, 15th century. Shamshi-Adad V ruled in the 9th century BCE, and his wife was named Shammuramat (in Akkadian). She was a regent after her husband's death for their son Adad-nirari III for several years.
Semiramis, a legendary figure based on the life of Shammuramat, depicted as an armed Amazon in an eighteenth-century Italian illustration. Semiramis (/ s ə ˈ m ɪr ə m ɪ s, s ɪ-, s ɛ-/; Syriac: ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ Šammīrām, Greek: Σεμίραμις, Arabic: سميراميس Samīrāmīs, Armenian: Շամիրամ Šamiram) was the legendary Lydian-Babylonian wife of Onnes and of Ninus ...
