Bull-man protecting a palmtree, middle 12th century BC. Found at the Tell of the Apadana in Susa. The inscription running along the central band record that Shilhak-Inshushinak made a statue of brick for the exterior chapel of Inshushinak.
In the decades before the rule of Shilhak-Inshushinak, the Elamite state grew from a Babylonian vassal into a prosperous and expanding empire. His father, Shutruk-Nahhunte invaded Babylon and his brother Kutir-Nahhunte II held strong control on the conquered lands.
Reign
When he replaced his older brother, Kutir-Nahhunte II he became the last great king of Elam. He married the widow of his brother Queen Nahhunte-utu and had 8 children. [1]
He waged wars with Babylonia, much like his immediate predecessors, in addition to conquering large parts of northern and eastern Mesopotamia. [2]
He ruled for thirty years and many inscriptions have remained of him.
^Potts 2016, p. 177. sfn error: no target: CITEREFPotts2016 (help)
Bibliography
Potts, Daniel T. (2016). The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-563585.
Hinz, W. (1964). Das Reich Elam, Kohl-hammer, Stuttgart.
