Naqiʾa

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Naqiʾa was a powerful Neo-Assyrian royal woman, influential as queen and political advisor during the reigns of Sennacherib and her son Esarhaddon.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Naqi'a 1
Naqi'a-Zakutu 1
Naqia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neo-Assyrian royal woman
historical person
political advisor
queen mother
activeDuringReignOf Esarhaddon
Sennacherib
alternateName Zakûtu
linked to: Zakutu
associatedWith court diplomacy
royal building projects
child Esarhaddon
country Assyria
culture Neo-Assyrian
dynasty Sargonid dynasty
era 7th century BCE
gender female
influenced imperial succession policies in Neo-Assyria
inLiterature research on the Zakûtu treaty
studies of Neo-Assyrian queenship
knownFor issuing loyalty oaths to Assyrian elites
political influence at the Neo-Assyrian court
securing the succession of Esarhaddon
language Akkadian (documentary language)
linked to: Akkadian
notableWork Zakûtu treaty
positionHeld queen consort of Assyria
queen mother of Assyria
royal advisor
relative Ashurbanipal
religion Mesopotamian polytheism
residence Nineveh
roleInSuccession supporter of Esarhaddon against rival princes
sourceOfInformation administrative documents
legal and treaty texts
royal inscriptions
spouse Sennacherib

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Esarhaddon mother Naqiʾa
Zakutu alsoKnownAs Naqi'a
linked to: Naqiʾa
Zakutu alsoKnownAs Naqia
linked to: Naqiʾa
Zakutu title Naqi'a-Zakutu
linked to: Naqiʾa
Atalia successor Naqi’a
linked to: Naqiʾa