Nahhunte-Utu

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Brick with a building inscription by Šilḫak-Inšušinak I .: [...] For me and the lady Nahhunte-Unu, with whom I founded a dynasty so that our descendants would not die out [...]

Nahhunte-Utu was an Elamite queen around 1150 BC. Chr.

Nahhunte-Utu seems to have taken a special position and is related to three Elamite rulers. In an inscription by Kutir-Nahhunte III. she is called from Bushir . This inscription says that the temple there was renovated not only for the life of the ruler, but also for that of the Nahhunte-Utu and their descendants. It was therefore assumed that she was the wife or sister of Kutir-Nahhunte III. was, but without this being explicitly stated. Certainly she was the wife of Šilhak-Inšušinak I , to whom she bore nine children. Among them was Hutelutuš-Inšušinak , who was to be the successor to Šilhak-Inšušinak I.

literature

  • DT Potts: The Archeology of Elam , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, ISBN 0521563585 , 237, 240

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Translation of the inscription on the Louvre website , accessed October 16, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Nahhunte-Utu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Elamite Queen
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 12th century BC Chr.