Elamites

Oct 24, 20181 min read

Cuneiform Table Lion Decoration from Susa

Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4200 BCE. Susa...

Oct 24, 20181 min read

Inshushinak Elamite Temple

Inshushinak was one of the major gods of the Elamites and the protector deity of Susa. The ziggurat at Choqa Zanbil is dedicated to him....

Aug 4, 201813 min read

Sennacherib - The second king of the Sargonid Dynasty of Assyria

Sennacherib (reigned 705-681 BCE) was the second king of the Sargonid Dynasty of Assyria (founded by his father Sargon II). He is one of...

Aug 4, 20181 min read

Siege of the Elamite city of Hamanu

This small alabaster bas relief was part of a larger relief that documented the military campaign of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal...

Aug 4, 201810 min read

Ashurbanipal - The last of the great kings of Assyria who defeated the Elamites.

Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE, also known as Assurbanipal) was the last of the great kings of Assyria. His name means "the god Ashur is...

Aug 4, 20181 min read

Elamite Archer

A fragment of an alabster bas-relief which depicts an Elamite archer (in a war scene?). This is an enemy of Assyria. He is identified by...

Aug 4, 20182 min read

Susa - The principal city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires

Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4200 BCE. Susa...