Atalia

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Atalia was the wife of the Assyrian king Sarrum-ken II (ruled from 721 to 705 BC). Her name appears on objects in a pristine grave that was found in Nimrud and contained rich gold treasures. Two bodies were found in this grave, but the names of three queens. Therefore it is difficult to assign the corpses to these women. In any case , the grave was laid out for Yâba , named in an inscription on a plaque built into the wall. Various objects bear the name of the Atalia, who may be the second corpse, while the Banitu objects may have been a gift to the latter queen. The name Atalia is Western Semitic, which may indicate that she may have come from Syria and that her marriage had a diplomatic background.

literature

  • Joan Oates; David Oates: Nimrud. An Assyrian imperial city revealed. British School of Archeology in Iraq, London 2001. ISBN 0-903472-25-2 , 83-84
personal data
SURNAME Atalia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Queen of Assyria
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr.