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Adad-nirari III

r. c. 811–783 BCE · 8th century BCE

Adad-nirari III was king of Assyria from about 811 to 783 BCE, succeeding his father Shamshi-Adad V while young, possibly under the influence of his mother Sammuramat. His campaigns to the west weakened Aram-Damascus, and a stele from Tell al-Rimah records tribute from Joash of Israel, whose recovery of towns from the Arameans followed.

Adad-nirari III
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Adad-nirari III. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/adad-nirari-iii
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