Zakutu (l. c. 728 - c. 668 BCE) was the Akkadian name of Naqia, a secondary wife of Sennacherib of Assyria (r. 705-681 BCE). Though she was not Sennacherib's Queen, she bore him a son, Esarhaddon, who would succeed him. She may have ruled briefly as queen after Esarhaddons death and was grandmother to his successor, Ashurbanipal. She is best known for the Zakutu Treaty which ensured a smooth...