Shilhak-Inshushinak
{{short description|King of Elam and a king of the Shutrukid Dynasty}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Shilhak-Inshushinak I
| title = King of Anshan and Susa
| image = Brick Shilhak-Inshushinak Louvre Sb11945.jpg
| caption = Brick of Shilhak-Inshushinak with Elamite inscription, regarding the decoration of Susa with enamelled bricks, v. -1140, musée du Louvre
| succession = King of Elam
| reign = c. 1150 - c. 1120 BC
| predecessor = Kutir-Nahhunte II
| successor = Hutelutush-Inshushinak
| spouse = Queen Nahhunte-utu
| father = Shutruk-Nakhunte
| dynasty = Shutrukid dynasty
}}
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Shilhak-Inshushinak I (Elamite: Šilḫak-Inšušinak, meaning "Powered by Inshushinak") was king of Elam from about 1150 to 1120 BC and a member of the Shutrukid ruling dynasty.{{sfn|Hinz|1973|p=98}} He was the son of Shutruk-Nahhunte I.
Background
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 eight children.{{sfn|Hinz|1973|p=130}}
He waged wars with Babylonia, much like his immediate predecessors, in addition to conquering large parts of northern and eastern Mesopotamia.{{sfn|Potts|2016|p=177}}
He ruled for thirty years and many inscriptions have remained of him.
References
= Bibliography =
- {{cite book |last=Hinz |first=Walther |date=1973 |orig-date=1964 (in German) |title=The Lost World of Elam: Re-creation of a vanished civilization |translator=Jennifer Barnes |publisher=New York University Press |url=https://archive.org/details/lostworldofelamr0000hinz/ }}
- {{citation |last=Potts |first=Daniel T. |date=2016 |title=The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=0-521-563585}}
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{{succession box
| title = King of Elam
| years = c.1150–1120 BC
| before = Kutir-Nahhunte II
| after = Hutelutush-Inshushinak
}}
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