Origins & Early Life

Shutruk-Nakhunte (sometimes Nahhunte) was king of Elam from about 1184 to 1155 BC (middle chronology), and the first king of the Shutrukid Dynasty. He names his father in many of his inscriptions, Hallutush-Inshushinak, but there is no evidence for a king of Elam with that name. Elam amassed an empire that included most of Mesopotamia and western Iran. Under his command, Elam defeated the Kassites and established the short-lived Elamite Empire, conquered within about 40 years by Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, in 1120 BC.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Šutruk-Nakhunte was supposedly married to the daughter of a Kassite king named Meli-Šipak. Shutruk-Nakhunte invaded Kassite Babylonia in the year 1158 BC. He was able to carry off many monuments from cities like Babylon, Sippar and Eshnunna. One famous monument was the Stele of Naram-Sin. His invasion of Babylon likely had to do with the overthrow of the royal Kassite family into whom the Elamites had intermarried for decades.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The overthrow of Shutruk-Nakhunte's father-in-law Meli-Shipak II, who lost the throne to Zababa-shuma-iddin, would have given enough justification to Shutruk-Nakhunte to attack Babylon. The cause of Meli-Shipak II's...

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