Middle Elamite period
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The Middle Elamite period was a major phase of Elamite history (c. 1500–1100 BCE) marked by powerful dynasties, extensive building projects, and significant political influence in southwestern Iran.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Elamite period canonical | 4 |
| Middle Elamite | 2 |
| Middle Elamite art | 1 |
| Middle Elamite dynasty | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elamite historical period
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| capital | Susa ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1100 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Neo-Elamite period ⓘ |
| follows | Old Elamite period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
inscriptions on bricks and stelae
ⓘ
palatial and temple architecture at Susa ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Middle Elamite period
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Elamite art
|
| hasCulturalFeature | use of Elamite and Akkadian in inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture in lowland Khuzestan
ⓘ
long-distance trade with Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Elamite invasion of Babylonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite campaigns against Kassite Babylonia
construction of Chogha Zanbil by Untash-Napirisha ⓘ seizure of Mesopotamian monuments by Shutruk-Nahhunte I ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Elamite
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite language
|
| hasMajorConstruction |
Tchogha Zanbil
ⓘ
surface form:
Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil
royal tombs at Haft Tappeh ⓘ temple complexes at Susa ⓘ |
| hasMajorSite |
Tchogha Zanbil
ⓘ
surface form:
Chogha Zanbil
Haft Tappeh ⓘ Susa ⓘ |
| hasNotableDynasty |
Kidinuid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Igihalkid dynasty
Kidinuid dynasty ⓘ Shutrukid dynasty ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalRelationWith |
Kassites
ⓘ
surface form:
Kassite Babylonia
Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Elamite religion ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Inshushinak
ⓘ
surface form:
Hallutush-Inshushinak
Humban ⓘ
surface form:
Humban-numena
Shilhak-Inshushinak I ⓘ
surface form:
Hutelutush-Inshushinak
Kidinû ⓘ Kutir-Nahhunte III ⓘ Shilhak-Inshushinak I ⓘ Shutruk-Nahhunte I ⓘ Tepti-ahar ⓘ Untash-Napirisha ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Elamite cuneiform ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive building projects
ⓘ
monumental religious architecture ⓘ political expansion in southwestern Iran ⓘ royal inscriptions in Elamite cuneiform ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elam
ⓘ
southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Near Eastern history
ⓘ
history of Elam ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1500 BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Middle Elamite
this entity surface form:
Middle Elamite dynasty
this entity surface form:
Middle Elamite
this entity surface form:
Middle Elamite art