Ummanunu

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Ummanunu was an Elamite king who lived in the early 6th century BC. Ruled. He was the father of Šilhak-Inšušinak II.

Little information is known about the story of Elam after the Assyrians sacked Susa in 647. Mostly it is assumed that Elam became an Assyrian province and then a province of the New Babylonian Empire and lost its independence forever. Recent text finds have shown, however, that in this period, before the arrival of the Persians, some rulers can be dated who ruled independently in Elam, appeared as builders of temples and led campaigns.

Ummanunu was one of these rulers. He was the son of Indada at Mālamīr and ruled in Susa. His name is attested on a stele found in Susa. However, the independence of the kings of Elam and Ummanunu from the early Achaemenid Empire should not be overestimated.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Daniel T. Potts: The Archeology of Elam. Formation and transformation of an ancient Iranian State (Cambridge World Archeology). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, ISBN 0-521-56496-4 , p. 299.
  2. ↑ Amélie Kuhrt: The Persian Empire. A Corpus of Sources of the Achaemenid Period., Vol. 1 . Routledge, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-43628-1 , p. 154.
  3. ^ Daniel T. Potts: The Archeology of Elam. Formation and transformation of an ancient Iranian State . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, ISBN 0-521-56496-4 , p. 307.
personal data
SURNAME Ummanunu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Elamite king
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr.