Shamshi-Adad V

Shamshi-Adad V
Detail from a stele portraying Shamshi-Adad V in British Museum
King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Reign824–811 BC
PredecessorShalmaneser III
SuccessorAdad-Nirari III
Died811 BC
SpouseShammuramat
IssueAdad-Nirari III
FatherShalmaneser III

Shamshi-Adad V (Akkadian: Šamši-Adad) was the King of Assyria from 824 to 811 BC. He was named after the god Adad, who is also known as Hadad.[1][2]

  1. ^ Reilly, Jim (2000) "Contestants for Syrian Domination" in "Chapter 3: Assyrian & Hittite Synchronisms" The Genealogy of Ashakhet Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Bedford, Peter (2001-05-21). "Empire and Exploitation: The Neo-Assyrian Empire". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.482.6408.