Esarhaddon
Aššur-aḫa-iddina, meaning "Ashur has given me a brother"; Biblical Hebrew: אֵסַר־חַדֹּן ʾĒsar-Ḥadōn) was the king of the Neo-Assyrian empire from the death of his father Sennacherib in 681 BC to his own death in 669.
Naqi'a or Naqia (Akkadian: Naqī'a), also known as Zakutu (Zakūtu), was a wife of the Assyrian king Sennacherib ( r. 705–681 BC) and the mother of his son and successor Esarhaddon (r. 681–669).
the beginning of Esarhaddon
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| Esarhaddon |
But Esarhaddon confronted the conspirators, defeated his brothers and declared himself king, then Esarhaddon reconsidered of his father's policy towards Babylon, which he had destroyed, he constructed it, appeased its priests, and built many temples there, by virtue of his friendly relations with Babylon when he was crown prince, he was able to reconcile between the two capitals, Babylon and Assyria.
the capital of his kingdom the city of Kalkho
Esarhaddon chose the city of Kalkho (Nimrod) to be the capital of his kingdom, and as historians mention that he was fond of urbanism like his predecessors, as he built many temples, and did not neglect building palaces, but he did not pay the sculptors much attention.
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| Kalkho city |
his palace
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| remains of Esarhaddon's palace |
On the contrary, what was said about the lack of interest in building statues in his time, and as is clear in the picture, this palace contains statues.
his wars
Esarhaddon had long wanted to eliminate his main enemy, Taharqa, the Kushites king, who had tightened his control over Egypt, the enemies of the Assyrian state, including kings and princes in Palestine, Syria, and Phoenicia, are waiting for the appropriate opportunity to get rid of the tyrannical rule and influence of Assyria, but after they were able to absorb it on the Syrian coast, they directed a war against Taharqa in Egypt.
On his way to Egypt, Esarhaddon was able to subjugate all the Levant, and after seizing the city (Memphis), he withdrew from it back to Syria.
In the north and east, Esarhaddon continued his conquests to eliminate the enemies of the ruling tribes in both Persia and the Caucasus Mountains.
In the north and east, Esarhaddon continued his conquests to eliminate the enemies of the ruling tribes in both Persia and the Caucasus Mountains.
