Awan
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Awan was an ancient city-state of the Elamite civilization, known from Mesopotamian sources as an early political center in southwestern Iran.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Awan canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elamite city-state
ⓘ
ancient city-state ⓘ archaeological culture site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Manishtushu of Akkad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rimush of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Elamite culture ⓘ |
| describedAs | early political center in southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
conflicts with Akkadian Empire
ⓘ
diplomatic relations with Mesopotamian states ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Awan (Elam) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Awan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Akkadian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
political center
ⓘ
royal center ⓘ |
| hasUncertainLocation | true ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Akkadian texts
ⓘ
Mesopotamian sources ⓘ Sumerian texts ⓘ |
| languageContext | Elamite language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
ancient Elam region
ⓘ
southwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
royal inscriptions of Manishtushu
ⓘ
royal inscriptions of Rimush ⓘ royal inscriptions of Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Elam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elamite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleLocation |
Khuzestan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Zagros foothills ⓘ |
| precedes | Susa as main Elamite center ⓘ |
| religionContext | Elamite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | kings of Awan ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.