Shamshi-Adad V

Shamshi-Adad V
Shamshi-Adad V
King of Assyria; King of Sumer and Akkad; King of the Four Corners of the World;
	Detail from a stele portraying Shamshi-Adad V in British Museum
King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Reign	824–811 BC
Predecessor	Shalmaneser III
Successor	Adad-Nirari III
Died	811 BC
Spouse	Shammuramat
Issue	Adad-Nirari III
Father	Shalmaneser III

Shamshi-Adad V (Akkadian: Šamši-Adad) was the King of Assyria from 824 to 811 BC. He was named after the god Adad, who is also known as Hadad.

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