Shimut-wartash I explained

Shimut-wartash I
Sukkal
Succession:King of Elam
Reign:c. 1790 – c. 1763 BC
Predecessor:Shirukduh
Successor:Siwe-Palar-Khuppak

Shimut-wartash I was an Elamite king, and a member of the Sukkalmah dynasty, the ruling house of Elam during the middle Bronze Age.

Reign

Shimut-wartash was the oldest son of Shirukduh, his predecessor. He was one of the co-regents, or Sukkals of Elam, along with his other brothers, Siwe-Palar-Khuppak and Kuduzulush I.[1]

A tablet found in Mari suggests that Shimut-wartash was captured in the midst of battle, and killed.[2]

References

  1. Book: Carter . Elizabeth . Elam: Surveys of Political History and Archaeology . Stolper . Matthew W. . University of California Press . 1984 . 29. 978-0-520-09950-0 .
  2. Book: Edwards, I.E.S. . The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 2, Part 1 . Cambridge University Press . 1973 . 264. 978-0-521-08230-3 .