Shutruk-Nakhunte
| Shutruk-Nakhunte | |
|---|---|
| King of Elam | |
Shutrukid Dynasty |
Shutruk-Nakhunte (sometimes Nahhunte) was king of
Elam amassed an empire that included most of Mesopotamia and western Iran. Under his command, Elam defeated the
Šutruk-Nakhunte was married to the daughter of a Kassite king named Meli-Šipak.
Invasion of Babylonia
Šutruk-Nakhunte invaded Mesopotamia and was able to carry off many monuments from Babylon, such as the Stele of Naram-Sin.[3] His invasion of Babylon likely had to do with the overthrow of the royal Kassite family into whom the Elamites had intermarried for decades. 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 death is unknown, but even if he had died of natural causes, the fact that Zababa-shuma-iddin was elected king would still explain Shutruk-Nakhunte's aggressive attack, since he was a relative of Meli-Shipak II.[4]
Inscription on the Naram-Sin victory stele
Shutruk-Nahhunte is known by an inscription that he added to the
In popular culture
Shutruk-Nakhunte gained a small public exposition in Ethan Canin's short story "The Palace Thief", and its adaptation in the 2002 film The Emperor's Club, in which one of the key elements is a plaque describing the exploits of Shutruk-Nakhunte, described as a once famous egomaniacal conqueror virtually unknown today.
The plaque hanging on the wall of the film reads:
'I am Shutruk Nahunte, King of Anshand and Susa, Sovereign of the land of Elam. By the command of Inshushinak I destroyed Sippar, Took the Stele of Niran-Sin, and brought it back to Elam, where I erected it as an offering to my god, Inshushhinak.' — Shutruk-Nahunte, 1158 B.C.’[6]
Sources
- ^ ISBN 0-521-563585. pp. 233–234
- S2CID 162371671.
- Britannica. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- S2CID 162371671.
- ^ ISBN 9781118718230.
- ^ "How Will History Remember You? (The Emperors Club)" – via www.youtube.com.
- D.T. Potts: The Archaeology of Elam, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, 232-237