Sukkalmah

Sukkalmah (sukkal.mah) was an Elamite ruler title, which was mainly given to kings in the period 2000 to 1500 BC. Chr. Wore. The title roughly translates as Großregent (sukkal - regent; mah - great) and has been attested in Mesopotamia since the 3rd Dynasty of Ur. Here the title was given to high generals who were mainly used to defend local areas. This led earlier research to believe that Elam was a vassal state of Babylon at that time , whose governors bore the same title, but the title has more likely been used as a separate ruler title.

During this time Elam was ruled by a group of three rulers. In addition to the Sukkalmah, there was another person in office with the title sukkal , who described himself as the regent of Elam and Simaschki and was usually the next younger brother of the ruling Sukkalmah. Another person called himself the regent of Susa and was usually the son of the Sukkalmah.

literature

• Heidemarie Koch: Women and Snakes. Mysterious culture of the Elamites in old Iran. Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 2007, ISBN 978-3-8053-3737-3 , pp. 110-111.