Susa
Susa (Ancient Greek: τά Σοῦσα)[1] was an ancient Iranian city.[2] It was part of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains. It is about 250 km (160 mi) east of the Tigris River and is between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers.[2] There is a modern Iranian town in the same place as Susa. It is called Shush.
Susa Media
Map showing the area of the Elamite kingdom (in orange) and the neighboring areas. The approximate Bronze Age extension of the Persian Gulf is shown.
Assyria. Ruins of Susa, Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection
Goblet and cup, Iran, Susa I style, 4th millennium BC – Ubaid period; goblet height c. 12 cm; Sèvres – Cité de la céramique, France
Puzur-Inshushinak Ensi Shushaki (𒅤𒊭𒀭𒈹𒂞 𒑐𒋼𒋛 𒈹𒂞𒆠), "Puzur-Inshushinak Ensi (Governor) of Susa", in the "Table au Lion", dated 2100 BC, Louvre Museum.
Silver cup from Marvdasht, Iran, with a linear-Elamite inscription from the time of Kutik-Inshushinak. National Museum of Iran
Middle-Elamite basrelief of warrior gods, Susa, 1600-1100 BC
Statue of Darius the Great, National Museum of Iran
Archers frieze from Darius' palace at Susa. Detail of the beginning of the frieze
The 24 countries subject to the Achaemenid Empire at the time of Darius, on the Statue of Darius I.
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References
- ↑ Morwood, James; Taylor, John, eds. (2002). Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary (First ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-19-860512-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lendering, Jona. "Susa, capital of Elam". Iran Chamber Society. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
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