Proto-Elamites
Proto-Elamiter is a fuzzy name for the oldest known culture of Iran. The term describes the people who lived between 3200 and 2700 BC. Lived in the west of today's Iran in Chusistan . Since it was not yet possible to decipher the Proto-Elamite line script, despite about 1600 finds, it is unclear whether this people was identical to the Elamites who later lived there or not.
Proto-Elamite centers existed in Susa and Tappe Sialk , where the only preserved ziggurat is. In the late third millennium, the Elamites probably developed the Elamite linear script , which was at least partially deciphered, from their line script , but the Elamite cuneiform script, influenced by the Sumerians , also prevailed .
Culture became the focus of attention in 2007 when the Guennol lioness became the most expensive antique, selling for $ 57 million.
See also
Web links
- UCLA on Celine, English ( December 9, 2008 memento on Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obib on Elamite
- ↑ UCLA overview ( Memento of May 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ancientscripts; Uncommented attribution to Elamites ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
