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Shammuramat. Adad-nīrārī III (also Adad-nārārī, meaning "Adad (the storm god) is my help") was a King of Assyria from 811 to 783 BC. Note that this assumes that the longer version of the Assyrian Eponym List, which has an additional eponym for Adad-nīrārī III, is the correct one. For the shorter eponym list the ascension year would be ...
- 811–783 BC
- Shammuramat
Background. Adad-nirari III, also known as Adad-narari was the king of Assyria between 811 BC and 783 BC. He was the successor and son of the previous king of Assyria named Shamshi-Adad V. It is believed that he was very young when he assumed reign over Assyria due to the fact that for the first five years his mother Shammuramat was very ...
Jan 10, 2018 · Both of these dates fall within the reign of Adad-Nirari III (805-782 BCE). Although, other candidates for Jonah’s “king of Nineveh” do exist, Adad-Nirari III seems to be an interesting fit due to his little-known monotheistic revolution. For reasons unknown Adad-Nirari III chose Nabu, the Assyrian god of literacy, scribes and wisdom, as ...
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Other articles where Adad-nirari III is discussed: Jordan: Biblical associations: …were the Assyrians, who under Adadnirari III (811/810–783 bce) overran the eastern part of the country as far as Edom. Revolts against Assyrian rule occurred in the 760s and 750s, but the country was retaken in 734–733 by Tiglath-pileser III (reigned 745–727 bce), who then devastated Israel, sent its ...
Ashur-nirari III. Aššur-nerari III, inscribed maš-šur- ERIM.GABA, “ Aššur is my help,” [2] was king of Assyria (1202–1197 BC or 1193–1187 BC). He was the grandson of Tukulti-Ninurta I and might have succeeded his uncle or more probably his father Ashur-nadin-apli to the throne, who had participated in a conspiracy against Tukulti ...
- c. 1202–1197 BC
- Ashur-nadin-apli
primary name: Adad-nirari III. Details. individual; ruler; Mesopotamian; Male. Other dates. 810BC-783BC (ruled) Biography. King of Assyria, son and successor of Shamshi-Adad V. He collected tribute from the king of Damascus and attacked the Babylonian city of Der.
"Scholars working on the Neo-Assyrian period cannot afford to miss Siddall's fresh assessment of the evidence for Adad-nirari's reign. He offers a re-evaluation of several texts but perhaps more importantly, he proposes a few methodological innovations that shed new light on the history of Assyria in the 9th century."
