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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Shalmaneser
this entity surface form:
Shalmaneser IIΙ