The Enigma of Ancient Elam - Part I: The Proto-Elamite and Old Elamite Periods (3500-1500 BC)

Located in what’s today southwestern and southern Iran, the ancient country that most of us today know as Elam emerged as a dynamic and influential civilization that has left an indelible mark on the tapestry of human history. From its earliest origins as a collection of city-states and principalities in the 4th millennium BC to its peak as a formidable empire, Elam’s complex history is one of resilience, innovation, power politics and ultimately in many areas, tragedy. In Part I, we’ll delve into the annals of Elam’s early past and discover the origins of Elamite civilization, art, politics, and its growth as an important military power and commercial conduit that connected east and west. Contents: 00:00 Introduction 01:50 Where was Elam and who are the Elamites? 07:38 Proto-Elamite Culture 10:15 The Mysterious Proto-Elamite Script 12:23 Trade and War with Ancient Sumer 15:40 Elam Under the Akkadian and Awan Dynasties 23:50 The Oldest Elamite Document and Treaty? 26:51 Puzur-Inshushinak 29:03 The Linear Elamite Script 32:35 Elam Under the Third Dynasty of Ur 35:55 The Shimashki Dynasty 42:54 From the Shimashkis to the Sukkalmahs 57:11 Thank You and Channel Patrons Related Videos: The Enigma of Ancient Elam - Part II: The Middle Elamite and Neo-Elamite Periods (1500-550 BC) The Complete and Concise History of the Sumerians and Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia (7000-2000 BC) Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC) Sources and Suggested Reading: The Archaeology of Elam, 2nd Edition - D.T. Potts The Elamite World - Ed. by Javier Álvarez-Mon, Gian Pietro Basello and Yasmina Wicks The Art of Elam - Javier Álvarez-Mon The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire - Roger Matthews and Hassan Fazeli Nashli Elam and Persia - Ed. by Javier Álvarez-Mon and Mark B. Garrison A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 - Paul-Alain Beaulieu King Hammurabi of Babylon - Marc Van De Mieroop Hammurabi of Babylon - Dominique Charpin Civilizations of the Ancient Near East Vol. III - Ed. by Jack Sasson Machinimas created using Total War: Rome 2 Age of Bronze mod Follow History with Cy: Instagram ► Facebook ► Twitter ► Website ► Merch ► Podcast ► Patreon ► Music: Epidemic Sound #ancienthistory #bronzeage #history