Teʾelḫunu
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Te'el-hunu
)| Teʾelḫunu | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Yatie | |
| Successor | Hazael |
| Born | c. end of the 8th century BCE |
| Religion | North Arabian polytheism |
Teʾelḫunu (
Tabua.[1]
She was the fourth of six Arab queens to be attested (as sarratu) in Assyrian documents between
Adia, the first five of them rulers.[2] According to Assyrians texts, she also served as apkal-latu (priestess) of her people.[2]
In 690 BC, the Assyrians under
Adummatu and brought the queen captive to Nineveh with a great booty of camels, divine statues, spices and jewels.[2]
When
Nuhay and Orotalt along with Princess Tabua, the relative and successor of Te'el-hunu, who may have been the daughter of Te'el-hunu and Sennacherib.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Women in Power: BCE 1000 - 500". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ a b c d Eckart Frahm: A Companion to Assyria