Libbāli-šarrat
Ancient Assyrian queen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Libbāli-šarrat (Akkadian: Libbāli-šarrat,[3][lower-alpha 2] meaning "the inner city [=Ishtar?] is queen")[5] was a queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire as the primary consort[lower-alpha 3] of Ashurbanipal (r. 669–631 BC). Libbāli-šarrat married Ashurbanipal before he became king, probably in 672 BC, and may have lived beyond her husband's death, as documents from the reign of her probable son, Ashur-etil-ilani (r. 631–627 BC) reference the "mother of the king". Libbāli-šarrat enjoys the distinction of being the only known individual from ancient Assyria who was not a king to be depicted holding court since she is depicted in one of Ashurbanipal's reliefs as hosting him at dinner in the palace garden, surrounded by her own female servants.
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Libbāli-šarrat | |
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Woman of the Palace[lower-alpha 1] | |
Died | After 631 BC |
Spouse | Ashurbanipal |
Issue | Ashur-etil-ilani Sinsharishkun |
Akkadian | Libbāli-šarrat |
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