Naqiʾa or Naqia (Akkadian: Naqīʾa, also known as Zakūtu (), was a wife of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 705–681 BC) and the mother of his son and...

for his male relatives, Esarhaddon's female relatives, such as his mother Naqiʾa and his daughter Šērūʾa-ēṭirat, were allowed to wield considerably more...

Tashmetu-sharrat; the king's successor Esarhaddon (r. 681–669 BC) was the son of Naqi'a, another woman. Tashmetu-sharrat's name is Akkadian (the official language...

Ashur-etil-ilani Sinsharishkun Ashur-uballit II Consorts Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Others Arda-Mulissu...

Also powerful was Esarhaddon's mother Naqi'a, though whether she held the status of queen is not certain. Naqi'a is the best documented woman of the Neo-Assyrian...

Tašmētu-šarrat (who is attested as queen for certain around 694 BC) and Naqiʾa, who was the mother of Sennacherib's successor Esarhaddon (born c. 713 BC)...

of his wives are known by name—Tashmetu-sharrat (Tašmetu-šarrat) and Naqi'a (Naqiʾā). Whether both held the position of queen is uncertain, but contemporary...

on Earth, but his sovereignty may not have been secure. His grandmother Naqi'a wrote the Zakutu Treaty, which bound the royal family, aristocracy, and...

might have been regent and participated in military campaigns. Another is Naqi'a, who influenced politics in the reigns of Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and Ashurbanipal...

aqueduct to supply the city with irrigation. 681 BC—Sennacherib's second wife, Naqi'a (Zakitu), uses her wiles and influences to have the imperial council appoint...

queen's responsibilities and duties were assigned to Esarhaddon's mother, Naqiʾa. Though there are two surviving accounts of Ešarra-ḫammat's funeral and...

Mullissu-mukannishat-Ninua Shammuramat Hama Iaba Banitu Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Category...

current king. The ummi šari could retain a prominent position for life; Naqi'a, wife of Sennacherib and mother of his successor Esarhaddon (r. 681–669 BC)...

Ashur-etil-ilani Sinsharishkun Ashur-uballit II Consorts Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Others Arda-Mulissu...

or grandson of Muballitat. Other consorts of Assyrian monarchs, such as Naqiʾa, Ešarra-ḫammat, Banitu (who was perhaps brought to Assyria as a hostage...

East, such as the later Assyrian consorts Atalia (wife of Sargon II) and Naqi'a (wife of Sennacherib). Though no cuneiform writings concerning the legend...

Ashur-etil-ilani Sinsharishkun Ashur-uballit II Consorts Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Others Arda-Mulissu...

Mullissu-mukannishat-Ninua Shammuramat Hama Iaba Banitu Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Category...

Ashur-etil-ilani Sinsharishkun Ashur-uballit II Consorts Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Others Arda-Mulissu...

Ashur-etil-ilani Sinsharishkun Ashur-uballit II Consorts Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Others Arda-Mulissu...

and Arda-Mulissu's mother is not known but it is certain that she was not Naqi'a, the mother of Arda-Mulissu's younger half-brother Esarhaddon. In 700 BC...

Mullissu-mukannishat-Ninua Shammuramat Hama Iaba Banitu Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Category...

Ashur-etil-ilani Sinsharishkun Ashur-uballit II Consorts Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Others Arda-Mulissu...

mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth. Naqi'a Fl. c. 680–627 BC Assyria (modern-day Iraq) Hatshepsut Naqi'a-Zakutu, Assyrian queen, royal advisor. Natalia...

his eligibility to the Assyrian throne questionable. Esarhaddon's mother Naqi'a issued a treaty commanding the royal court and the various provinces of...

Atalia, (2) Ra'ima SENNACHERIB (r. 705-681 BC), m. (1) Tashmetu-sharrat, (2) Naqi'a Ashur-nadin-shumi Ashur-ili-muballissu Arda-mulissu Ashur-shumu-ushabshi...

was overthrown in 2003 by the US invasion of Iraq, and executed in 2006. Naqiʾa, Assyrian queen, wife of king Sennacherib and mother to king Esarhaddon...

Ashur-etil-ilani Sinsharishkun Ashur-uballit II Consorts Atalia Tashmetu-sharrat Naqi'a (?) Esharra-hammat Libbali-sharrat Ana-Tashmetum-taklak Others Arda-Mulissu...

side-effect of leading to an increased standing of the royal women; his mother Naqi'a, queen Esharra-hammat and daughter Serua-eterat were all more powerful and...

Assyria changing their name or using two names, notably the later queen Naqi'a, who is also known as Zakutû. Dalley also argued that while Banitu's objects...