Who were the Elamites? History of Ancient Elam

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  @EpimetheusHistory · 7 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Notes: <br>The coastline shown on the map I drew is the ancient coast line. So on modern maps the archaeological site of Susa will be &nbsp;shown looking further from the modern coast line compared to this map above. if you look at the light blue areas at the top of the gulf that corresponds to the modern coastline.<br>One of the most interesting things I find about the Elam is their unusual matrilineal royal succession. It might have been beneficial having an heir who could be raised with the full attention of both parents and not a monarch too busy running the country. It interesting to theorize on the potential benefits of this system.

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• TI

  @timomastosalo · 7 years ago

  England and France: We have this long-lasting frenemy thing going on.<br>Iraq and Iran: What do you mean with long-lasting?

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  @Elveezyy · 7 years ago

  I love ancient middle eastern civilizations.

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  @coracias4523 · 7 years ago

  I live in Khuzestan ,the ancient homeland of Elamites🤗

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• KI

  @killthecensors58 · 7 years ago

  Elam and Assyria were among the few states that (temporarily) benefitted from the chaos of the Bronze Age collapse.

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  @supremelordoftheauspicious2928 · 7 years ago (edited)

  Fun facts related to elamites:<br>1:The name of their city , Susa was Persianized as Huz in Old Persian, through common sound changes this word became Khuz and to this day the province in south western Iran that was previously inhabited be Elamites is still called Khuzestan and it is inhabited by mostly Lurs and a considerable Arab minority which again raises the question if Lurs are related to Elamites. <br>2: The Elamite language might have survived well until the 8th century, as a Muslim geographer (don&apos;t remember his name) mentions a language which he calls Khuzi spoken in south western modern Iran&apos;s province of Khuzestan.<br>3: The city of Susa still exists, known as Shush in Iran and has a population of 77000 people(according to wikipedia)<br>4: There is a province called Ilam(i.e. elam) in Iran although not located in the exact location of their civilization but still gets its name from them.

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  @DemetriosLevi · 7 years ago

  The Elamites were always fascinating to me, especially since they&apos;re a language isolate. That always makes a people more mysterious. Great as always!

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  @saeedmohammadi3719 · 7 years ago (edited)

  susa(shush in farsi language) and elam or ilam are names of &nbsp;cities<br> in the same places in iran now

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  @BalPanicker · 5 years ago (edited)

  The Elamite inheritance model of your oldest sister&apos;s eldest son being your heir, was practised until less than hundred years ago in Southern India, especially kerala. This system is known as &quot;Marumakkathayam&quot; (Marumakan means Nephew/Son-in-law as first cousin marriages were always encouraged in those times and thus was used interchangeably) In tamil language, the word Elam means something that can be translated as an Ethnic Nation.

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  @gorgon6680 · 7 years ago

  You really are spoiling us with these frequent uploads.

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• HI

  @HistoryMarche · 7 years ago

  Wow, I&apos;m reading an article (or rather a post) about Elamites, and this pops up. Awesome!

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  @shark7n10 · 7 years ago

  I’m from Kerala, A Dravidian state in India and historically the Kings of our land also had a maternal succession just like the Elamites. There is much history out there to still be discovered and discussed!

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