Šamši
| Šamši | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Qedar | |
| Reign | c. 735–710 BCE |
| Predecessor | Possibly Zabibe |
| Successor | Possibly Yatie |
| Born | c. 8th century BCE |
| Religion | North Arabian polytheism |
Šamsi (Old Arabic: Šamši; Akkadian: 𒊓𒄠𒋛, romanized: Sâmsi) was an Arab queen who reigned in the Ancient Near East, in the 8th century BCE. She succeeded Queen Zabibe (Arabic meaning "Raisin"). Tiglath-Pileser III, son of Ashur-nirari V and king of Assyria, was the first foreign ruler to bring the Arabs under his control. When Šamsi rebelled against him by joining an alliance forged by Rakhianu of Damascus, Pileser attacked and defeated Samsi, made her and her alliance partners surrender, and pay a tribute to remain in power. She ruled for 20 years and her successor was Queen Iatie, in about 700 BC.