Shalmaneser III

[ shal-muh-nee-zer ]

noun

1. died 824? b.c., Assyrian ruler 859–824?.

Example Sentences

Clasping hands transformed into a sign of good faith by the 9th century BC, when a stone bas-relief shows Assyrian ruler Shalmaneser III sealing an alliance with a Babylonian counterpart.

From Los Angeles Times

As recently as in the last three months, according to satellite imagery, Islamic State appears to have bulldozed the ziggurat, or step tower, built by Ashurnasirpal II and Shalmaneser III in the 9th century BC.

From Reuters

A great battle took place nearby 853 BC, when the Assyrian forces of the King Shalmaneser III defeated an enemy alliance.

From BBC

Adad-nirari reigned 29 years, and was succeeded by Shalmaneser III. in 783 b.c.

From Project Gutenberg

The city was already ancient when Shalmaneser III built a 200-room palace surrounded by a five-mile wall in the eighth century BC, adding to the temples, palaces and giant ziggurat built by his father.

From The Guardian