Old Elamite period

Old Elamite period was a state in Iran (Middle East) that lasted from c. 2700 to 1500 BCE, about 1,200 years. Its people spoke Isolates and ancient languages (Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu).

Elam under the Awan, Shimashki and Sukkalmah dynasties, a constant rival of Sumer and Babylon. Elamites sacked Ur in 2004 BCE and ended the Third Dynasty of Ur.

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Facts

Dates

c. 2700 to 1500 BCE

Duration

1,200 years

Type

State

Region

Iran, Middle East

Language family

Isolates and ancient

Capital

Susa, Anshan

Came from

• Proto-Elamite period c. 3200 to 2700 BCE

Became

• Middle Elamite period c. 1500 to 1100 BCE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 2334 BCE Sargon founds the Akkadian Empire
• 2004 BCE Elamites sack Ur
• 1754 BCE Code of Hammurabi
• 1595 BCE Hittites sack Babylon

Neighbours in Middle East

• Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE
• Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE
• Ebla c. 3000 to 1600 BCE
• Mari c. 2900 to 1761 BCE
• Kassite Babylonia c. 1595 to 1155 BCE
• Middle Elamite period c. 1500 to 1100 BCE
• Yamhad c. 1810 to 1517 BCE
• Mitanni c. 1550 to 1260 BCE
• Hittite Old Kingdom c. 1650 to 1400 BCE
• Third Dynasty of Ur 2112 to 2004 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
• Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
• Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
• New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa

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