Image: Stele of the Assyrian queen Shammuramat, from Assur, Iraq, c. 809 BCE. Pergamon Museum, Germany
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Description: The cuneiform inscription in the upper part of the stele states that Shammuramat (Sammurāmat or Sammuramāt) 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 the Rows of Stelae (Stelenreihen) at Assur (Ashur), Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, circa 809 BCE. On display at the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Title: Stele of the Assyrian queen Shammuramat, from Assur, Iraq, c. 809 BCE. Pergamon Museum, Germany
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Author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
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