Ešpum

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Ešpum was governor ( ensi ) of Elam in Akkadian times under King Maništušu . Maništušu was the first Akkadian ruler to attack and conquer Elam and then deploy his own officials on site. Ešpum is probably the first Akkadian governor of Elam. He dedicated a statue to the goddess Narunte .

literature

  • DT Potts: The Archeology of Elam , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, ISBN 0-521-56358-5 , pp. 106-107.
  • V. Scheil: Textes elamites-semitiques, 3e ser. , Memoires de la Delegation en Perse 6, Paris, 1905, p. 1.
personal data
SURNAME Ešpum
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Governor of Elam
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 23rd century BC Chr.