Kutir-Nahhunte I
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Kutir-Nahhunte I was a king of Elam, an ancient kingdom in southwestern Iran. Elam was centered in the region of Khuzestan and had Susa as its capital. During the Old Elamite period, around the mid-19th century BCE, Kutir-Nahhunte I attacked Samsuiluna, the son of Hammurabi of Babylon. This attack resulted in a significant defeat for the Babylonians, which was remembered for over a thousand years and likely re-established Elam's independence. Elamite history is divided into Old, Middle, and Neo-Elamite periods, and the civilization was closely involved with Mesopotamia through trade and warfare.1234
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ElamThe Elamite kings Shutruk-Nahhunte and Kutir-Nahhunte invaded Mesopotamia and succeeded in securing a large number of ancient monuments (such as the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin and the stele bearing the law code of Hammurabi). Shilkhak-In-Shushinak campaigned vigorously, and for at least a short period his domain included most of Mesopotamia…
Read MoreThe Elamite kings Shutruk-Nahhunte and Kutir-Nahhunte invaded Mesopotamia and succeeded in securing a large number of ancient monuments (such as the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin and the stele bearing the law code of Hammurabi). Shilkhak-In-Shushinak campaigned vigorously, and for at least a short period his domain included most of Mesopotamia…
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ancient IranThe Old Elamite periodKutir-Nahhunte I attacked Samsuiluna (c. 1749–c. 1712 bce), Hammurabi’s son, and dealt so serious a defeat to the Babylonians that the event was remembered more than 1,000 years later in an inscription of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. It may be assumed that with this stroke…
Read MoreKutir-Nahhunte I attacked Samsuiluna (c. 1749–c. 1712 bce), Hammurabi’s son, and dealt so serious a defeat to the Babylonians that the event was remembered more than 1,000 years later in an inscription of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. It may be assumed that with this stroke…
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