Sukkalmah dynasty Epartid dynasty | |
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Dynasty | |
Parent family | Shimashki dynasty |
Country | Elam |
Founded | c. 1980 BC |
Founder | |
Final ruler | Kutir-Nahhunte II (fl. c. 1710 – c. 1450 BC) |
Final head | Siwe-Palar-Khuppak (r. c. 1778 – c. 1745 BC) |
Historic seat | Susa |
Titles | List
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Connected families | Awan dynasty |
Dissolution | c. 1450 BC |
History of Greater Iran |
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The Sukkalmah (c. 1900 – c. 1500 BC) or Epartid dynasty (named after the title sukkalmah used by many of the dynasty’s rulers; as well as, the eponymous founder Ebarat II/Eparti II),[1][2] was an early dynasty of West Asia in the ancient region of Elam, to the southeast of Babylonia. It corresponds to the third Paleo-Elamite period (dated to c. 1880 – c. 1450 BC). The Sukkalmah dynasty followed the Shimashki dynasty (c. 2200 – c. 1900 BC).[3][4] The title of Sukkalmah means "Grand Regent" and was used by some (but not all) Elamite rulers.[3] Numerous cuneiform documents and inscriptions remain from this period, particularly from the area of Susa, making the Sukkalmah period one of the best documented in Elamite history.[3]