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Reign. The first years of Shamshi-Adad's reign saw a serious struggle for the succession of the aged Shalmaneser. Stela of the Assyrian king Shamshi-Adad V from the temple of Nabu at Nimrud, Mesopotamia. The revolt was led by Shamshi-Adad's brother Assur-danin-pal, and had broken out already by 826 BC. The rebellious brother, according to ...
- 824–811 BC
- Shammuramat
Other articles where Shamshi-Adad V is discussed: Sammu-ramat: …the death of her husband, Shamshi-Adad V (823–811 bc). Sammu-ramat was mentioned by Herodotus, and the later historian Diodorus Siculus elaborated a whole legend about her. According to him, she was born of a goddess, and, after being married to an Assyrian officer, she captivated the king Ninus by her…
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Jan 5, 2022 · Download Full Size Image. Assyrian stela of Shamshi-Adad V (823-811 BCE) from the temple of Nabu in Nimrud, c. 814 BCE, showing the kind worshipping symbols of the gods. The cross on the king's chest is a symbol of the sun god. Through his dress the Shamshi-Adad V is depicted as king of Babylon after the defeat of Marduk -balassu-iqbi in 814 BCE.
- Jan Van Der Crabben
Sep 16, 2014 · The Historical Reign of Sammu-Ramat. Shamshi-Adad V was the son of King Shalmaneser III (r. 859-824 BCE) and grandson of Ashurnasirpal II (r. 884-859 BCE). Their successful reigns and military campaigns would have provided Shamshi-Adad V with the stability and resources to begin his own successful reign had it not been for the rebellion of his older brother.
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Limestone stela of Shamshi-Adad V: a round-topped stela of white limestone. The king stands in the gesture of blessing before five divine emblems: (1) the crown of the sky-god Anu, with three horns; (2) the winged disk; (3) the disk and crescent; (4) the fork; (5) the eight-pointed star of Ishtar. The cross worn as an amulet is a symbol of the sun god.
Aug 18, 2014 · Semiramis' Ancestry. Shamshi-Adad V was the son of King Shalmaneser III (r. 859-824 BCE) and grandson of Ashurnasirpal II (r. 884-859 BCE). Their successful reigns and military campaigns would have provided Shamshi-Adad V with the stability and resources to begin his own successful reign had it not been for the rebellion of his older brother.
Background. Shamshi-Adad V was the king of Assyrian between 824 BC and 811 BC and was the son and successor to Shalmaneser III and his wife Shammuramat. He is named after the god Adad (Hadad). The first couple of years of Shamshi-Adad V's reign were marked by serious internal political struggles over the succession of the elder Shalmaneser III.
