Person

Shibtu

18th century BCE · 18th century BCE

Shibtu was the queen of Zimri-Lim, king of Mari, in the eighteenth century BCE, and a daughter of Yarim-Lim I of Yamhad. Her letters in the Mari archives show her running the palace and its administration, reporting on affairs and consulting prophets and omens while the king was on campaign. She is among the best-documented royal women of the ancient Near East.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shibtu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shibtu
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