Sykes' History of Persia - Heritage Institute

HISTORY OF PERSIA
CHAPTER IV
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Elam and Susa, the Capital . . . . -53
Recent Study of Origins—The Meaning of Elam— Negrito
Aborigines—The Legend of Memnon—The Various Tribes of
Elam—Anzan or Anshan—The Ancient Language—The Religion
— Susa, the Ancient Capital —Excavations by Loftus—The Dieulafoy
and de Morgan Missions—The Four Quarters of Susa—
The Prehistoric Period — The Archaic Period—Elam in the
Legend of Gilgames.
CHAPTER V
Elam, Sumer, and Akkad at the Dawn of History . . 64
Sumerians and Semites—The Legend of Cannes— Language—
Religion—The Earliest Sumerian Settlements— Eannatum, King
of Lagash, 2900 B.C.—Victories of Eannatum over the Elamites
—The earliest -known Letter and Elam—Elam and the Kish
Dynasty, 2750-2650 B.C.—The Empire of Akkad, 2650 B.C.—The
Campaign of Sargon against Elam—The Stele of Naram-Sin—
The Kingdom of Guti—Gudea Patesi of Lagash, 2450 B.C.—
The Conquest of Elam by the Dynasty of Ur—The Administration
of Elam by Dungi—The Overthrow of the Dynasty of Ur
by Elam—The Sack of Erech by Kudur-Nankhundi, 2280 B.C.—
The Dynasty of Isin, 2300-2075 B.C.—The Influence of Sumerian
Civilization.
CHAPTER VI
,LAM AND Babylon . . . . . - 1^
A Retrospect —The Difficulty of connecting Early Elamite
Dynasties with those of Sumer—The one certain Synchronism
between Elam and —The Babylonia Elamite Conquest and its
Results—
Chedorlaomer, King of Elam—The Decay of the Elamite
Empire —The First Dynasty of Babylon, circa 2400-21 01 B.C.
—The Law? of Hammurabi—The Second Dynasty of Babylon,
circa 2 100-1732 B.C.—
Contemporary Elamite —The
Dynasties
Kassite Dynasty of Babylon, circa 1 700-1 130 B.C.—The Position
of Elam— Shutruk-Nakhunta, King of Elam, circa 1190 B.C.—
The Pashe Dynasty of Babylon, circa 1 130-1000 B.C.—The Sealand
and Bazi Dynasties, circa 1000-960 B.C.—The Chaldeans, circa
960-733 B.C.
CHAPTER VII
The Assyrian Empire and the Downfall of Elam . -85
The Rise of Assyria—The Old Empire —The Aramaean
Immigration—The Middle Kingdom, 970-745 B.C.—The New