Naqi'a

Naqia was the North West Semitic name ( Assyrian Zakutu; * around 730 BC; † about 668 BC), the wife of the Assyrian king Sennacherib, whom she married before 712 BC. Her name means Assyrian Semitic as the Pure / Purity. She was a daughter of Sargon, mother of Esarhaddon and grandmother of Ashurbanipal. Your lineage is unclear because not clear from the sources whether it was originally housed in the choir or Babylonia.

Naqia held the rank of a palace woman ( MUNUS.E.GAL: Woman of the big house ). As BC her son Esarhaddon was appointed heir to the throne in the year 683, Naqia had possibly made ​​their influence felt, as the older half-brother Arda Mulissi was ignored. Esarhaddon interests, who was during the assassination of Sennacherib in exile, Naqia strongly represented before the priesthood. Following the accession to the throne Asahaddons who built a palace at Nineveh for him.

The disease Esarhaddon took Naqia an occasion increasingly perform oracle queries. In particular, during the reign of her son's increased its power influence and reputation. For example, their wealth was compared with that of Adapa. However, a partially assumed governorship of Babylonia had Naqia not stop.

When in the year 669 BC, her grandson Ashurbanipal came to the throne, Naqia had arrived at the height of their power. Your name appeared in the beginning of the reign of Ashurbanipal in the first place, while Ashurbanipal's name was always called behind her. You made ​​them swear an oath of allegiance to Assurbanipal in this function, the financially strong families Assyria. Well a short time later died Naqia as no further news of it are occupied in the following years.

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