Sammuramat

...Afterwards, she conquered Egypt and finally invaded India, but after being defeated in battle, she returned to Bactra, and after handing over the throne to her son Ninyas, she is said to have left for the world of the gods, or, according to one theory, transformed into a dove. The prototype of Semiramis is thought to be Sammuramat, the wife of the Assyrian king Shamsiadad V (reigned 823-811 BC), who continued to rule in place of his infant son Adad-nirari III for a long time after the king's death. [Sato Susumu]...

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…のちエジプトを征服し，最後にインド遠征をおこなったが，戦いに敗れてバクトラに引き返し，息子のニニュアスに位を譲ったのち，神々の世界に去ったともいい，一説に鳩に変身したともいう。セミラミスの原型は，アッシリア王シャムシアダド5世(在位，前823‐前811)の妃で，王の死後長いあいだ幼年の息子アダドニラリ3世の代りに執政をつづけたサンムラマトSammuramatと考えられる。【佐藤 進】。…

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