British Library, MS Add 18850 fol. 96r — David and Bathsheba (15th c. illumination). Public domain.
Old Testament
Bathsheba
10th century BC, United Kingdom of Israel
Wife of Uriah the Hittite, taken by King David. Later mother of Solomon. Power broker in the succession crisis at the end of David's reign.
On their voice
Iron Age Israelite court woman. Speaks with the controlled voice of someone who has survived violation, bereavement, and palace politics. Resist anachronistic empowerment language.
