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Elam (/ ˈ iː l ə m /; Linear Elamite: hatamti; Cuneiform Elamite: 𒁹𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 ḫalatamti; Sumerian: 𒉏𒈠 elam; Akkadian: 𒉏𒈠𒆠 elamtu; Hebrew: עֵילָם ʿēlām; Old Persian: 𐎢𐎺𐎩 hūja) was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what ...
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The kings of Elam were the rulers of Elam, an ancient...
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Elam was an long-lasting ancient civilization just to the...
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Mar 22, 2024 · Elam, ancient country in southwestern Iran approximately equivalent to the modern region of Khuzestan. Early on it was culturally tied to Mesopotamia. The Elamites’ golden age of conquest began in the latter part of the 13th century BCE and ended with the capture of Susa by Nebuchadrezzar I of Babylon.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 27, 2020 · Elam was a region in the Near East corresponding to the modern-day provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan in southern Iran (though it also included part of modern-day southern Iraq) whose civilization spanned thousands of years from c. 3200 - c. 539 BCE.
- Joshua J. Mark
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Aug 27, 2020 · Below are ten important facts concerning the ancient Elamites who, although they disappeared completely from the historical record after their last nation-state, Elymais, was taken by the Sassanian Empire in 224 CE, left their mark on history through their contributions to Persian culture.
- Joshua J. Mark
Sep 15, 2020 · published on 15 September 2020. Elam was a region in the Near East corresponding to the modern-day provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan in southern Iran (though it also included part of modern-day southern Iraq) whose civilization spanned thousands of years from c. 3200 - c. 539 BCE.
