Napi-Ilhush (also written as: Na-pi-il-ḥu-uš, Na-?-pilhuš, Napil-huš, Napil-Khush, and/or Napilhush) was the sixth
king
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
of the
Awan dynasty
The Awan dynasty was the first dynasty of Elam of which very little of anything is known today—appearing at the dawn of recorded history. The dynasty corresponds to the early part of the Old Elamite period, first Paleo-Elamite period (dated to ...
and is said on the ''Susanian Dynastic List'' to have been the sixth king to exercise the
kingship
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a constitutional monarch if his power is restrained by f ...
of
Awan
Awan may refer to:
* Awan (surname), including a list of people with the name
*Awana, also known as Awan is a clan of Gujjars in South Asia
* Awan (tribe), a social group of Pakistan
* Awan dynasty, an Elamite dynasty of Iran
* Awan languages, ...
over ''all'' of
Elam
Elam () was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province as well as a small part of modern-day southern Iraq. The modern name ''Elam'' stems fr ...
. He probably reigned sometime in the first Paleo-Elamite period (). According to the ''Susanian Dynastic List'': he was preceded by
Shushun-Tarana and succeeded by
Kikku-Siwe-Temti
Kikku-Siwe-Temti (also written as: Kikku-sime-temti, Kiku-siwe-tempti, Kikku-siwe-tempt, Kikku-Sive-Temti, and/or Kikkutanteimti) was the seventh king of the Awan dynasty and is said on the ''Susanian Dynastic List'' to have been the seventh king t ...
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Mesopotamia
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Ancient Near East
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