Sammu-ramat
Also known as Samuramate, Semiramide, Simīrāmīs, Šamuramat, Šammuramat, Semiramis, Semiramida
Shammuramat (Akkadian: Sammu-rāmat or Sammu-ramāt), 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 (824–811 BC), Shammuramat reached an unusually prominent position in the reign of her son Adad-nirari III (811–783 BC). Though there is dispute in regard to Shammuramat's formal status and position, and if she should be considered a co-regent, it is clear that she was among the most powerful and influential women of the ancient Near East and the Iron Age in general; she is
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Sammu-ramat, död efter år 811 f.Kr., var en assyrisk drottning och regent, gift med kung Shamshi-Adad V (r. 824-811/809 f.Kr.). Efter hans död var hon Assyriens regent som förmyndare för sin minderårige son, kung Adad-nirari III (r. 811/809-783 f.Kr.). Tidpunkten för hennes regentskap har utsatts till antingen 811-808 f.Kr, eller också 809-792 f.Kr.
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