
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
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