The Role of Naqia/Zakutu in Sargonid Politics
State Archives of Assyria Studies, Volume IX
by Sarah C. Melville
Helsinki 1999 • 175 x 250 mm • Pp. xvi + 125
Paper • $45.00 • ISBN 951-45-9040-6
There are more sources for Naqia/Zakutu, the mother of Esarhaddon and
grandmother of Assurbanipal, than for all other Sargonid royal women
combined. This work constitutes a reevaluation of these sources with an
eye to determining which of the modern myths about this woman are supported
by the sources and which are mere speculation. Specific suggestions about
the part played by Naqia/Zakutu in her son's overall plan for his empire
are linked to form a coherent picture of her role as queen mother.
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