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Igihalkid dynasty

c. 1400–1210 BCE · 15th century BCE · Also known as Igihalkids

The Igihalkid dynasty ruled Elam from about 1400 to 1210 BCE, opening the Middle Elamite period. Named after its founder Igi-halki, it consolidated the kingdom of Susa and Anshan, used the Elamite language in royal inscriptions and married into the Kassite royal house of Babylon. Its best-known king, Untash-Napirisha, built the religious city of Dur-Untash with the ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil. It was followed by the Shutrukid dynasty.

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Middle Elamite kingdom

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Igihalkid dynasty. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/igihalkid-dynasty
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