“Further study and comparisons of the inscriptions discovered at Susa and the identification of kings has shown that they made inscriptions in order to offer them to their gods or to record their daily works, but Shilhak-Inshushinak, the son of Shutruk-Nahhunte, is the only mid-Elamite king who wrote inscriptions to introduce himself and his family and to pray for their health,” said Abdolmajid Arfaii, who has studied over 400 inscriptions from the Elamite era in Susa over the past year.
The ancient city of Susa is located in the modern-day province of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran.
“In addition to daily detailed records, Shilhak-Inshushinak has written inscriptions to introduce his family to the world,” Arfaii added.
Arfaii and his team are restudying the inscriptions in order to discover information which was overlooked in previous research and will be categorizing and documenting them. The team also plans to study 400 other Elamite inscriptions this year.
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