Shilhaha Explained

Shilhaha (Elamite si-il-ha-ha, or shi-il-ha-ha, ^mshi-il-ha-ha, cf. middle-Elamite shilha ‘strong’ ^[1]) was an Elamite ruler of the 20th century BC (Middle Chronology). He was first to be attested as sukkalmah in Elam,^[2] effectively founding the Sukkalmah Dynasty. At least 11 rulers of this dynasty used the phrase “descendant of Šilhaha” (ruhušak) in their titles as evidence of their legitimacy.^[2] Inscriptions on a bronze “gunagi” vessel ^[3] and on Atta-Hušu cylindroid ^[4] show that he was contemporary of Ebarat II, one of the last kings of Shimashki.

Sources

• Potts, D. T., The Archaeology of Elam, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
• Katrien De Graef (2012). "Dual power in Susa: Chronicle of a transitional period from Ur III via Šimaški to the Sukkalmas." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 75, pp 525–546

Notes and References

1. Book: Elamisches Wortenbuch, II, 1027. 1987 . Berlin.
2. Book: Scheil . Vincent . Mélanges épigraphiques . 1939 . Paris .
3. Book: Desset. "Nine Linear Elamite Texts Inscribed on Silver "Gunagi" Vessels (X, Y, Z, F', H', I', J', K' and L'): New Data on Linear Elamite Writing and the History of the Sukkalmaḫ Dynasty" . 2018 .
4. Book: Mofidi-Nasrabadi, B.. "Aspekte der Herrschaft und der Herrscherdarstellungen in Elam im 2. Jt. v." . 2009 . Ugarit Verlag, Münster.