Shirukduh
{{Short description|Elamite king of Anshan and Susa}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Shirukduh
| succession = Sukkalmah,
| reign = Early 18th century BC
| predecessor = uncertain
| successor = Siwe-Palar-Khuppak
| dynasty = Sukkalmah dynasty
}}
Shirukduh was an Elamite king who ruled over the Kingdom of Anshan and Susa. This ruler was one of the so-called Sukkalmahs, or Grand Regents, and ruled at a time roughly contemporary with that of Shamshi-Addu of Assyria (r. 1808–1776 BC){{Cite book |last=Basello |first=Gian Pietro |title=The Elamite World |last2=Alvarez-Mon |first2=Javier |last3=Wicks |first3=Yasmina |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2018 |isbn=9781317329831}}
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Shirukduh forged an alliance with Shamshi-Addu and the ruler of Eshnunna for mutual protection against the hill tribes of the Zagros, especially the Gutians.{{Cite book |last=Potts |first=Daniel T. |title=The Archaeology of Elam |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1999 |isbn=9780521564960 |pages=168}} Shirukduh had his own territorial ambitions as well. He raised an army of 12,000 and campaigned to the Lower Zab river.{{Cite book |last=Potts |first=Daniel T. |title=A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East |publisher=Wiley |year=2012 |isbn=9781444360776 |pages=748}} From this point onwards, Elam was able to prove itself as a military superpower in the Near East.