Shibtu
Sign in to saveShibtu (died 1761 BC) was the wife of Zimri-Lim and queen consort of the ancient city-state of Mari in modern-day Syria. Historian Abraham Malamat described her as "the most prominent of the Mari ladies."
Key facts
- Royalty.mother
- Gashera
- Royalty.name
- Shibtu
- Royalty.succession
- Queen consort of Mari
- Royalty.reign
- c. 1775 - c. 1761 BC
- Royalty.regent
- Zimri-Lim
- Royalty.reg type
- King
- Royalty.death_date
- c. 1761 BC
- Royalty.consort
- yes
- Royalty.spouse
- Zimri-Lim
- Royalty.issue
- 7 daughters
- Royalty.father
- Yarim-Lim I
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- date of death
- 1701-01-01
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Shibtu (died 1761 BC) was the wife of Zimri-Lim and queen consort of the ancient city-state of Mari in modern-day Syria. Historian Abraham Malamat described her as "the most prominent of the Mari ladies."
==Life== Shibtu was born to the royal family of the kingdom of Yamhad. Her parents were Yarim-Lim I, king of Yamhad, and Gashera, his queen consort. Zimri-Lim was forced to flee Mari when his father, king Yahdun-Lim, was assassinated in a palace coup and Yasmah-Adad usurped the throne. Zimri-Lim allied himself with Yarim-Lim I of Yamhad who helped him regain his throne in Mari and their alliance was cemented with the marriage of Zimri-Lim to Shibtu. Zimri-Lim and Shibtu's offspring included at least seven daughters. One of them was appointed as the mayor of a nearby town.