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Asia portal; The Awan dynasty [a] was the first dynasty of Elam of which very little of anything is known today—appearing at the dawn of recorded history.The dynasty corresponds to the early part of the first Paleo-Elamite period (dated to c. 2400 – c. 2015 BC); additionally, succeeded by the Shimashki (c. 2200 – c. 1980 BC) and Sukkalmah dynasties (c. 1980 – c. 1450 BC).
Elam (/ ˈ iː l ə m /) [a] was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province as well as a small part of southern Iraq. The modern name Elam stems from the Sumerian transliteration elam(a), along with the later Akkadian elamtu, and the ...
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The Sukkalmah period was one of the most prosperous in Elamite history, marked by unprecedented prestige and influence. Elam was frequently a powerbroker in Mesopotamian politics, entering into uneasy alliances with various states and rulers. [27] Several new developments also took place within Elam during this time.
Kikku-Siwe-Temti (also written as: Kikku-sime-temti, Kiku-siwe-tempti, Kikku-siwe-tempt, Kikku-Sive-Temti, and/or Kikkutanteimti) was the seventh king of the Awan dynasty and is said on the Susanian Dynastic List to have been the seventh king to exercise the kingship of Awan over all of Elam.
The Shimashki dynasty [a] was an early dynasty of the ancient region of Elam, to the southeast of Babylonia, (c. 2100 – c. 1900 BC). [1] A list of twelve kings of Shimashki is found in the Elamite king-list of Susa, which also contains a list of kings of Awan dynasty. [2]
Tan-Uli king of the Elamite Empire, r. c.1690–c.1655 BC. Agum I, King of the Kassites, r. 1705–1690 BC [2] Kashtiliash I, King of the Kassites, r. 1690–1680 BC [2] Itti-Ili-Nibi, King of the Sealand, r. c.1700–1683 BC [2] 1695 BC—Death of Sarah, wife of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar; 1691 BC—Death of Merneferre Ay ...
Siruk-tuh was the king of Elam when Hammurabi first ruled, [12] he and later kings of the Elamite dynasty were referred to as "great king" and "father" by kings in Syria and Mesopotamia and were the only kings that the Mesopotamian Kings considered to be higher in status than themselves. [13] [14]