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Published January 17, 2025 | Version v1
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An Inscribed Kassite Weight from Kermānšāh Province, Western Iran

Creators

  • 1. University of Chicago
  • 2. Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Office of Kermānšāh Province, Iran
  • 3. University of Cambridge
  • 4. Razi University

Description

A Babylonian inscription found in western Iran is written in the name of an official of the Kassite king Šagarakti-Šuriaš (1245–1233 B.C.). It provides the first contemporary evidence for the parentage of this king and supplements archival testimony to push back the known presence of the Babylonian province system in the Zagros by about half a century.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1515/aofo-2024-0021
Other
oai:uchicago.tind.io:14659

UChicago Information

Division(s)
Institutes & Centers
Center(s) or Institute(s)
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures