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Shilhak-inshushinak (Šilḫak-Inšušinak I) (means powered by

inshushinak Inshushinak (Linear Elamite: ''Inšušnak'', Cuneiform: , ''dinšušinakki''; possibly from Sumerian '' en-šušin-a ', "lord of Susa") was one of the major gods of the Elamites and the protector deity of Susa. He was called ''rišar napappai ...

) was king of Elam from about 1150 to 1120 BC and a king of the Shutrukid Dynasty. When he replaced his older brother, Kutir-nahhunte he became the last great king of Elam. He married the widow of his brother Queen Nahhunte-utu and had 8 children. He waged wars with

Babylonia Babylonia (; Akkadian: , ''māt Akkadī'') was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria). It emerged as an Amorite-ruled state ...

, much like his immediate predecessors. He ruled for thirty years and many inscriptions have remained of him.

Sources

''Hinz, W. (1964). Das Reich Elam'', Kohl-hammer, Stuttgart. Elamite kings Shuturukid dynasty {{Persia-stub