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Book SynopsisSusa and Elam II: History, Language, Religion and Culture presents 16 contributions on various topics, all related to the history of Susa and Elam, both situated in the southwest of modern-day Iran. More specifically, the volume is the proceedings of an international conference held at the Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) from 6 to 9 July 2015. There are four main sections (history, language, religion, and culture) containing articles by Belgian and internationally renowned researchers, as well as some young scholars, specialized in Susian and Elamite studies. The contributions cover various themes such as royal names, diplomatic history, Elamite weights, and socio-environmental history among others.
Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Part 1 History 1 Tradition und Nationalgefühl in der elamischen Konföderation Michael Andreas Mäder 2 Agricultural Production of the Girsu-Lagaš Institution at Susa During the Ur III Period Kazuya Maekawa 3 Neo-Elamite Eastern Territories and Pastoralist People: The Case of Persian Tribes Kiumars Alizadeh 4 Perilous Journeys for Elamite Messengers and Envoys Elynn Gorris Part 2 Language 5 Mesopotamia and the East: The Perspective from the Literary Texts from Fāra and Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ Kamran Vincent Zand 6 The Logogram for ‘King’ in Susa and Elam Gian Pietro Basello 7 Kings (and Others) with Too Many Names: An Elamite Onomastic Imbroglio Jan Tavernier Part 3 Religion 8 The Elymaean Temple of Bard-e Neshandeh: A New Interpretation Davide Salaris Part 4 Culture 9 The Bow of Elam, the Mainstay of Their Might Javier Álvarez-Mon 10 The Historical Geography of Western Iran: An Archaeological Perspective on the Location of Kimaš Steve Renette 11 Royal Imagery of Old Elamite Kings: A Competition for Identity Holly Pittman 12 On the Way from Susiana to the Deh Lurān Plain: New Evidence of the Elamite Settlements on the Western Bank of the Karkheh River, Southwest Iran Ali Zalaghi 13 Female, Fish and Frying Pan: An Enigmatic Funerary Unique to Elam Yasmina Wicks 14 Elam and Persia: Between the Environment and Land Use, Comparable Models? Nabil Ibnoerrida 15 Note on New Weights from Susa: Further Evidence on Susa-Indus Commercial Transactions and Cultural Relations Enrico Ascalone 16 Scales and Weights from Susa and Ur: Metrological Interaction Spheres between Southern Mesopotamia and Western Iran during the Middle Bronze Age Luca Peyronel Index of Divine Names Index of Personal Names Index of Topographical Names Index of Text Citations
