Zabibe (also transliterated Zabibi, Zabiba, Zabibah; akk, 𒍝𒁉𒁉𒂊 ''Zabibê'') was a queen of
Qedar who reigned for five years between 738 and 733 BC. She was a vassal of
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning "my trust belongs to the son of Ešarra"), was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 745 BC to his death in 727. One of the most prominent and historically significant Assyrian kings, T ...
,
king of Assyria, and is mentioned in the Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III among a list of monarchs who paid tribute to the king in 738 BC. The title accorded her is queen of the Aribi (
Arabs
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).
[Eph'al (1982): 83.] Israel Eph'al argues that, until the time of
Assurbanipal
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, the title "king or queen of the Arabs" in Assyrian manuscripts was a general one accorded to leaders of the
nomad
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ic
Bedouin tribes of the
Syrian desert.
[ So, he infers that Zabibe would have been properly titled "queen of the Qidri" ( Qedarites). Zabībah is an ancient ]Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
name, likely derived from ''zabīb'' (''arabic: زبيب''), meaning "raisin
A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, the word ''raisin'' is reserved for the ...
".[Eph'al (1982): 82, n247.] She was succeeded by another queen, Samsi, who also reigned for five years.
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External links
Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
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Martin K. I. Christensen
Arab queens
8th-century BC women rulers
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Ancient queens regnant
Ancient Near Eastern women
History of Saudi Arabia
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