Tashmetu-sharrat

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Tashmetu-sharrat was a Neo-Assyrian queen and consort of King Sennacherib, known from royal inscriptions and administrative records of his reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neo-Assyrian queen
royal consort
associatedWith royal court of Nineveh
country Neo-Assyrian Empire
culture Assyrian
floruit early 7th century BC
late 8th century BC
gender female
hasRole chief royal wife of Sennacherib
knownFrom cuneiform texts
palace documentation
language Akkadian
mentionedIn administrative records of Sennacherib
royal inscriptions of Sennacherib
nameElement Tashmetu
sharrat
nameLanguage Akkadian
nameMeaningRelatedTo goddess Tashmetu
positionHeld Queen of Assyria
region Mesopotamia
relativeByMarriage Sargon II
religion Mesopotamian religion
residence Nineveh
spouseOf Sennacherib
spouseReign reign of Sennacherib (c. 705–681 BC)
spouseTitle King of Assyria
timePeriod Neo-Assyrian period
linked to: Neo-Assyrian Empire
title Queen
Woman of the Palace

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Sennacherib spouse Tashmetu-sharrat