Elam

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ancient civilization historical region

Elam was an ancient civilization in what is now southwestern Iran, known for its early urban culture, distinctive language, and long-standing interactions and conflicts with Mesopotamian states.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Elam canonical	41
Elamite civilization	11
Elamites	9
Elamite culture	3
Elamite Empire	2
Elamite kingdom	1
Kingdom of Elam	1
ancient Elam	1
ancient region of Elam	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient civilization ⓘ historical region ⓘ
capital	Susa ⓘ
conqueredBy	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Assyria ⓘ surface form: Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
culturalInfluenceFrom	Mesopotamia ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn	Iranian highland cultures ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ craft production ⓘ trade ⓘ
engagedIn	diplomacy with Mesopotamian states ⓘ warfare with Mesopotamian states ⓘ
flourishedDuring	Middle Elamite period ⓘ Neo-Elamite period ⓘ Old Elamite period ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite	Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ surface form: Chogha Zanbil Susa ⓘ
influenced	Achaemenid administration ⓘ
knownFor	conflicts with Mesopotamian states ⓘ distinctive language ⓘ early urban culture ⓘ long-standing interactions with Mesopotamian states ⓘ
language	Elamite language ⓘ
locatedIn	Khuzestan ⓘ surface form: Khuzestan region ancient Near East ⓘ southwestern Iran ⓘ
majorCity	Anshan ⓘ Madaktu ⓘ Susa ⓘ
majorDeity	Humban ⓘ Inshushinak ⓘ Kiririsha ⓘ
monument	Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ surface form: Chogha Zanbil ziggurat
neighborOf	Akkad ⓘ Assyria ⓘ Babylon ⓘ surface form: Babylonia Sumer ⓘ
partOf	Fertile Crescent ⓘ surface form: Fertile Crescent cultural sphere
regionCorrespondsTo	Khuzestan ⓘ surface form: modern Khuzestan Province parts of Fars Province ⓘ
religion	Elamite religion ⓘ
successorState	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
timePeriod	1st millennium BCE ⓘ 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
usedAsAdministrativeLanguageBy	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
writingSystem	Elamite cuneiform ⓘ Linear Elamite ⓘ

Referenced by (70)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King of Anshan → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Elam ⓘ

King of Anshan → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamites

Cambyses I → regionRuled → Elam ⓘ

Neo-Assyrian expansion → targets → Elam ⓘ

Anshan → locatedIn → Elam ⓘ

Anshan → partOf → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite civilization

Anshan → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamites

Elamite → region → Elam ⓘ

Elamite → usedIn → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Elam

Elamite → usedBy → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamites

Susa → locatedIn → Elam ⓘ

Susa → capitalOf → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite Empire

Susa → controlledBy → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamites

Khuzestan → historicalRegion → Elam ⓘ

Khuzestan → wasPartOf → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Elam

Ancient Near East → containsCivilization → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite civilization

Ashurbanipal → campaignAgainst → Elam ⓘ

Kassite period → hasDiplomaticRelationsWith → Elam ⓘ

Lagash → engagedInConflictWith → Elam ⓘ

Eannatum → conflictWith → Elam ⓘ

Sargon of Akkad → campaignsAgainst → Elam ⓘ

Persian army → recruitmentFrom → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamites

Naram-Sin of Akkad → expandedTo → Elam ⓘ

Karkheh River → historicalRegion → Elam ⓘ

Mesopotamian cuneiform → regionUsed → Elam ⓘ

Ibbi-Sin → capturedBy → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamites

Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → collectionIncludesCulture → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite culture

King of Assyria → militaryCampaignsDirectedAt → Elam ⓘ

Šarru-kīn II → campaignAgainst → Elam ⓘ

Sargonid dynasty → conflict → Elam ⓘ

Eighth Dynasty of Assyria → hasMilitaryConflict → Elam ⓘ

Assyrian inscriptions → mentions → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamites

Shushan → capitalOf → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite Empire

Media → borderedBy → Elam ⓘ

King of Anzan → country → Elam ⓘ

King of Anzan → culture → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite civilization

Susiana → partOf → Elam ⓘ

Susiana → associatedWith → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite civilization

Susiana → culturalInfluenceOn → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite civilization

Elamite kingdom of Anshan → partOf → Elam ⓘ

Elamite kingdom of Anshan → coreRegionOf → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite civilization

Chaldea → neighboringRegion → Elam ⓘ

Anshan (Persia) → locatedIn → Elam ⓘ

Anshan (Persia) → partOf → Elam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elamite civilization

Achaemenid succession crisis of 522 BCE → hasMainLocation → Elam ⓘ

Cyrus I → region → Elam ⓘ

Siege of Susa → locatedIn → Elam ⓘ

Mithridates II of Parthia → expandedEmpire → Elam ⓘ

Shem → hasChild → Elam ⓘ

Annals of Esarhaddon → mentions → Elam ⓘ