Person

Teumman

d. 653 BCE · 7th century BCE

Teumman was king of Elam from about 664 to 653 BCE. Hostile to Assyria, he demanded the return of rival Elamite princes who had fled to Ashurbanipal's court and attacked Assyrian territory. In 653 BCE the Assyrians defeated him at the Battle of Ulai, or Til-Tuba; he was beheaded and his head displayed at Nineveh, a scene shown in palace reliefs now in the British Museum.

Teumman
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Neo-Elamite kingdomGambulu

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