Eannatum 2470 Conquered Elam: “Elam in her mountain was
thrown down.”
Enetarzi 2400 / 2370 Elamites plunder the city of Lagash and are
defeated.
Sargon of Akkad 2340 – 2284 Unifies Mesopotamia. Conquered Elam and
its allies Marhashi, Anshan, and Tukrish.
Rimush 2283 – 2275 Revolt suppressed in Mesopotamia.
Conquered Barahshum, Zahara and Elam.
“Rimush, king of the totality, rules now
Elam.”
Manishtusu 2274 – 2260 Campaigns against Elam.
Naram-Sin 2259 – 2223 Major buildings constructed at Susa; Elam
reduced to a vassal state.
Sharkalisharri 2222 – 2198 Fights defensive battles against Elamites led
by Puzur-Inshushinak, King of Awan, and the
Elamite confederation.
Gudea of Lagash 2144 – 2124 Defeats Anshan and brings Elamite craftsmen
to Lagash.
Utu-Hegal 2116 – 2110 Guti defeated. Elam declares independence.
Shulgi 2093 – 2046 Diplomatic alliances: in eighteenth year of
reign married his daughter to King of
Marhasi, thirty-second year marries daughter
to King of Anshan. After ten campaigns in
year forty-five of his reign he conquers
Shimurrum and Lullubum. His three-year
campaign against Kimash and Hurti secured
for him the Great Khorasan Road and an
access route to Babylonia.
Shu-Sin 2036 – 2928 Marries his daughter to Prince of Anshan.
Campaigned against the Elamites in northern
Zagros.
Ibbi-Sin 2027 – 2003 Last of the kings of the Ur III dynasty. Elam
and Shimashki unite to plunder Ur: “Hills of
ruin and places of desolation.” Ibbi-Sin
carried off in chains to Anshan. Almost
certainly it was King Kindattu of Elam who
was responsible for the destruction of Ur and
the end of Ur III empire.The Ur III empire was founded by Ur-Namma whose contemporary and protagonist
was Puzur-Inshushinak the governor of Susa and “General of the land of Elam.”
Although the Elamites contested the Akkadian Dynasty prior to the founding of the
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