Elam

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Elam was an ancient civilization in what is now southwestern Iran, known for its early urban culture, distinctive language, and long-standing interactions and conflicts with Mesopotamian states.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient civilization ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
capital Susa ⓘ
conqueredBy Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Assyrian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Assyria

Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
culturalInfluenceFrom Mesopotamia ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn Iranian highland cultures ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
trade ⓘ
engagedIn diplomacy with Mesopotamian states ⓘ
warfare with Mesopotamian states ⓘ
flourishedDuring Middle Elamite period ⓘ
Neo-Elamite period ⓘ
Old Elamite period ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Chogha Zanbil ⓘ
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil

Susa ⓘ
influenced Achaemenid administration ⓘ
knownFor conflicts with Mesopotamian states ⓘ
distinctive language ⓘ
early urban culture ⓘ
long-standing interactions with Mesopotamian states ⓘ
language Elamite language ⓘ
locatedIn Khuzestan region ⓘ
linked to: Khuzestan

ancient Near East ⓘ
southwestern Iran ⓘ
majorCity Anshan ⓘ
Madaktu ⓘ
Susa ⓘ
majorDeity Humban ⓘ
Inshushinak ⓘ
Kiririsha ⓘ
monument Chogha Zanbil ziggurat ⓘ
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
neighborOf Akkad ⓘ
Assyria ⓘ
Babylonia ⓘ
linked to: Babylon

Sumer ⓘ
partOf Fertile Crescent cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to: Fertile Crescent
regionCorrespondsTo modern Khuzestan Province ⓘ
linked to: Khuzestan

parts of Fars Province ⓘ
religion Elamite religion ⓘ
successorState Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
2nd millennium BCE ⓘ
3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
usedAsAdministrativeLanguageBy Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
writingSystem Elamite cuneiform ⓘ
Linear Elamite ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (93)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King of Anshan → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Elamites ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Cambyses I → regionRuled → Elam ⓘ
Anshan → locatedIn → Elam ⓘ
Anshan → partOf → Elamite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Anshan → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Elamites ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Elamite → region → Elam ⓘ
Elamite → usedIn → Kingdom of Elam ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Elamite → usedBy → Elamites ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Susa → locatedIn → Elam ⓘ
Susa → capitalOf → Elamite Empire ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Susa → controlledBy → Elamites ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Khuzestan → wasPartOf → ancient Elam ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Ancient Near East → containsCivilization → Elamite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Eannatum → conflictWith → Elam ⓘ
Persian army → recruitmentFrom → Elamites ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Ibbi-Sin → capturedBy → Elamites ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Assyrian inscriptions → mentions → Elamites ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Shushan → capitalOf → Elamite Empire ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Media → borderedBy → Elam ⓘ
King of Anzan → country → Elam ⓘ
King of Anzan → culture → Elamite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Susiana → partOf → Elam ⓘ
Susiana → associatedWith → Elamite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Susiana → culturalInfluenceOn → Elamite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Elamite kingdom of Anshan → coreRegionOf → Elamite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Anshan (Persia) → partOf → Elamite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Elam
Cyrus I → region → Elam ⓘ
Siege of Susa → locatedIn → Elam ⓘ
Shem → hasChild → Elam ⓘ