Shalmaneser III

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Shalmaneser III was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his extensive military campaigns, monumental building projects, and detailed royal inscriptions such as the Black Obelisk.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Shalmaneser III canonical 6
Shalmaneser 1
Shalmaneser IIΙ 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neo-Assyrian king
historical figure
monarch
alsoKnownAs Shalmaneser III
surface form: Shalmaneser IIΙ
built fortifications
monumental palace at Kalhu
temples
ziggurats
burialPlace Assyria
surface form: Assyria (exact location uncertain)
campaignRegion Anatolia
Babylon
surface form: Babylonia

Levant region
surface form: Levant

Syria
Zagros Mountains
capital Kalhu
century 9th century BCE
country Assyria
dynasty Neo-Assyrian Empire
engagedInBattle Battle of Qarqar
father Ashurnasirpal II
givenName Shalmaneser III self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shalmaneser
knownFor detailed royal inscriptions
extensive military campaigns
monumental building projects
the Black Obelisk
language Akkadian
notableInscription Kurk Monolith
Marble Slab Inscription
notableWork Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
opponent Ahab of Israel
Ben-hadad of Aram
surface form: Hadadezer of Aram-Damascus

coalition of Levantine kings at Qarqar
patronOf Near Eastern art
surface form: Assyrian art

royal inscriptions
predecessor Ashurnasirpal II
recordedTributeFrom Hazael of Aram-Damascus
surface form: Hazael of Damascus

Jehu
surface form: Jehu of Israel

Sidon
Tyre
regnalNumber III
reignEnd 824 BCE
reignStart 859 BCE
religion Mesopotamian polytheism
successor Shamshi-Adad V
usedTitle king of the four quarters of the world
mighty king
worshippedDeity Ashur
Inanna
surface form: Ishtar

Shamash
writingSystem cuneiform

Referenced by (8)

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

Assyria notableRuler Shalmaneser III
Nimrud associatedWithRuler Shalmaneser III
Ashurnasirpal II successor Shalmaneser III
Shalmaneser III givenName Shalmaneser III self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Shalmaneser
Shalmaneser III alsoKnownAs Shalmaneser III
this entity surface form: Shalmaneser IIΙ
King of Assyria notableOfficeHolder Shalmaneser III
Annals of Shalmaneser III associatedWith Shalmaneser III