Stela of Queen Sammu-ramat

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 31 August 2014
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The cuneiform inscriptions on the upper part of the stela say that Sammu-ramat (or Shammuramat) is the wife (and palace women) of Shamshi-Adad V, king of all, king of Ashur; the mother of Adad-Nirari III, king of all, king of Ashur; and the daughter in law of Shalmaneser III, king of the four corners of the world. From Assur (Ashur), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, circa 809 BCE. (The Pergamon Museum, Berlin).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, August 31). Stela of Queen Sammu-ramat. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2988/stela-of-queen-sammu-ramat/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Queen Sammu-ramat." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 31, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2988/stela-of-queen-sammu-ramat/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Queen Sammu-ramat." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 31 Aug 2014. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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