Atta-hamiti-Inšušinak I.

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Atta-hamiti-Inšušinak I (spoken: Atta-hamiti-Inschuschinak) was an Elamite king. The exact dates of his reign are not known, but it falls in the epoch after the sacking of Susa in 647 BC. BC and before the conquest of the New Babylonian Empire by Cyrus II in 539 BC. Chr.

The story of Elam after the Assyrians sacked Susa in 647 BC Is largely unknown. Mostly it is assumed that Elam became an Assyrian province and then a province of the New Babylonian Empire and lost its independence forever. However, recent text finds have shown that in this period, before the arrival of the Persians, some rulers can be dated who apparently ruled independently in Elam, appeared as builders of temples and even waged campaigns.

Atta-hamiti-Inšušinak was one of these rulers. He is known from the fragments of a stele on which he describes himself as the son of Huban-tepti and as King of Anshan and Susa . The stele also tells of the continuation of a project started by King Halkataš in the time of Atta-hamiti-Inšušinak's father. Otherwise Halkataš is not occupied. It has been assumed that it was Humban-Haltaš I or Humban-Haltaš II .

See also

literature

  • DT Potts: The Archeology of Elam , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, ISBN 0-521-564964 , p. 297
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SURNAME Atta-hamiti-Inšušinak I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Elamite king
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 6th century BC Chr.