| Shamshi-Adad V | |
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 Detail from astele portraying Shamshi-Adad V inBritish Museum | |
| King of theNeo-Assyrian Empire | |
| Reign | 824–811 BC |
| Predecessor | Shalmaneser III |
| Successor | Adad-Nirari III |
| Died | 811 BC |
| Spouse | Shammuramat |
| Issue | Adad-Nirari III |
| Father | Shalmaneser III |
Shamshi-Adad V (Akkadian:Šamši-Adad) was theking of theNeo-Assyrian Empire from 824 to 811 BC. He was named after the godAdad, who is also known as Hadad.[1][2]
Shamshi-Adad was a son and successor of KingShalmaneser III, the husband of QueenShammuramat (by some identified with the mythicalSemiramis), and the father ofAdad-nirari III, who succeeded him as king.[3]
He was also a grandfather ofShalmaneser IV.[4][5]
The first years of Shamshi-Adad's reign saw a serious struggle for the succession of the aged Shalmaneser.
The revolt was led by Shamshi-Adad's brotherAssur-danin-pal, and had broken out already by 826 BC. The rebellious brother, according to Shamshi-Adad's own inscriptions, succeeded in bringing to his side 27 important cities, includingNineveh. The rebellion lasted until 820 BC,[6] weakening the Assyrian empire and its ruler; this weakness continued to reverberate in the kingdom until the reforms ofTiglath-Pileser III.
Later in his reign, Shamshi-Adad campaigned against SouthernMesopotamia, and stipulated a treaty with the Babylonian kingMarduk-zakir-shumi I.
In 814 BC, he won theBattle of Dur-Papsukkal against the Babylonian kingMarduk-balassu-iqbi, and a fewAramean tribes settled inBabylonia. The extent of Shamshi-Adad's victory was such that he obtained the submission of the Babylonian king and, after obtaining booty from several Babylonian cities, he returned to Assyria with palace treasures and gods (i.e. the sacred representation of the gods).[7]
| Preceded by | King of Assyria 824–811 BC | Succeeded by |
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