Английская Википедия:Awan dynasty
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Multiple image The Awan Dynasty (Sumerian: Шаблон:Cuneiform lugal-e-ne a-wa-anki, "Kings of Awan") was the first dynasty of Elam of which very little of anything is known today, appearing at the dawn of historical record. The Dynasty corresponds to the early part of the Old Elamite period (dated c. 2700 – c. 1600 BC), it was succeeded by the Shimashki Dynasty (2200-1900 BC)Шаблон:Sfn and later the Sukkalmah Dynasty. The Elamites were likely major rivals of neighboring Sumer from remotest antiquity; they were said to have been defeated by Enmebaragesi of Kish (c. 25th century BC), who is the earliest archaeologically attested Sumerian king, as well as by a later monarch, Eannatum I of Lagash.Шаблон:Sfn
Awan was a city-state or possibly a region of Elam whose precise location is not certain, but it has been variously conjectured to be north of Susa, in south Luristan, close to Dezful, or Godin Tepe.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Elam and Sumer
According to the Sumerian King List, a dynasty from Awan exerted hegemony in Sumer after defeating the First Dynasty of Ur, probably in the 25th century BCE.Шаблон:Sfn It mentions three Awan kings, who supposedly reigned for a total of 356 years.Шаблон:Sfn Their names have not survived on the extant copies, apart from the partial name of the third king, "Ku-ul...", who it says ruled for 36 years.Шаблон:Sfn This information is not considered reliable, but it does suggest that Awan had political importance in the 3rd millennium BC.
A royal list found at Susa gives 12 names of the kings in the Awan dynasty.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The twelve kings of Awan given in the list are: Pieli, Tari/ip, Ukkutahieš, Hišur, Šušuntarana, Na-?-pilhuš, Kikkutanteimti, Luhhiššan, Hišepratep, Hielu?, Hita-Idaddu-napir, Puzur-Inšušinak. The twelve kings of the Shimashki Dynasty are: Girnamme, Tazitta, Ebarti, Tazitta, Lu?-x-luuhhan, Kindattu, Idaddu, Tan-Ruhurater, Ebarti, Idaddu, Idaddu-Temti.
As there are very few other sources for this period, most of these names are not certain. Little more of these kings' reigns is known, but Elam seems to have kept up a heavy trade with the Sumerian city-states during this time, importing mainly foods, and exporting cattle, wool, slaves and silver, among other things. A text of the time refers to a shipment of tin to the governor of the Elamite city of Urua, which was committed to work the material and return it in the form of bronze — perhaps indicating a technological edge enjoyed by the Elamites over the Sumerians.
It is also known that the Awan kings carried out incursions in Mesopotamia, where they ran up against the most powerful city-states of this period, Kish and Lagash. One such incident is recorded in a tablet addressed to Enetarzi, a minor ruler or governor of Lagash, testifying that a party of 600 Elamites had been intercepted and defeated while attempting to abscond from the port with plunder.Шаблон:Sfn
Events become a little clearer at the time of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2300 BC), when historical texts tell of campaigns carried out by the kings of Akkad on the Iranian plateau. Sargon of Akkad boasted of defeating a "Luh-ishan king of Elam, son of Hishiprashini", and mentions plunder seized from Awan, among other places. Luhi-ishan is the eighth king on the Awan king list, while his father's name "Hishiprashini" is a variant of that of the ninth listed king, Hishepratep - indicating either a different individual, or if the same, that the order of kings on the Awan king list has been jumbled.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Sargon's son and successor, Rimush, is said to have conquered Elam, defeating its king who is named as Emahsini. Emahsini's name does not appear on the Awan king list, but the Rimush inscriptions claim that the combined forces of Elam and Warahshe, led by General Sidgau, were defeated at a battle "on the middle river between Awan and Susa". Scholars have adduced a number of such clues that Awan and Susa were probably adjoining territories.
With these defeats, the low-lying, westerly parts of Elam became a vassal of Akkad, centred at Susa. This is confirmed by a document of great historical value, a peace treaty signed between Naram-Sin of Akkad and an unnamed king or governor of Awan, probably Khita or Helu. It is the oldest document written in Elamite cuneiform that has been found.
Although Awan was defeated, the Elamites were able to avoid total assimilation. The capital of Anshan, located in a steep and mountainous area, was never reached by Akkad. The Elamites remained a major source of tension, that would contribute to destabilizing the Akkadian state, until it finally collapsed under Gutian pressure.
Reign of Kutik-Inshushinak, the height of Awan
When the Akkadian empire started to break down around 2240 BC, it was Kutik-Inshushinak (or Puzur-Inshushinak), the governor of Susa on behalf of Akkad, who liberated Awan and Elam, ascending to the throne.
By this time, Susa had started to gain influence in Elam (later, Elam would be called Susiana), and the city began to be filled with temples and monuments. Kutik-Inshushinak next defeated Kimash and Hurtum (neighboring towns rebelling against him), destroying 70 cities in a day. Next he established his position as king, defeating all his rivals and taking Anshan, the capital. Not content with this, he launched a campaign of devastation throughout northern Sumer, seizing such important cities as Eshnunna. When he finally conquered Akkad he was declared king of the four quarters, owner of the known world. Later, Ur-Nammu of Ur, founder of the 3rd dynasty of Ur defeated Elam, ending the dynasty of Awan.
Kutik-Inshushinak's work was not only as a conqueror; he created Elam's organization and the administrative structure. He extended the temple of Inshushinak, where he erected a statue of her.
After his defeat, the Awan dynasty disappears from history, probably cut down by the Guti or Lullubi tribes that then sowed disorder in Mesopotamia and the Zagros, and Elam was left in the hands of the Shimashki dynasty.
Awan and Anshan?
The toponym "Awan" only occurs once more following the reign of Kutik-Inshushinak, in a year-name of Ibbi-Sin of Ur. The name Anshan, on the other hand, which only occurs once before this time (in an inscription of Manishtushu), becomes increasingly more commonplace beginning with king Gudea of Lagash, who claimed to have conquered it around the same time. It has accordingly been conjectured that Anshan not only replaced Awan as one of the major divisions of Elam, but that it also included the same territory.Шаблон:Sfn
List of rulers of Awan
# | Portrait or inscription | Ruler | Approximated date | Succession and death details | Notes and references for mentions |
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Awanite rulers mentioned on the Awanite King List | |||||
1. | Файл:Dynastic list Awan Siwashi Louvre Sb17729.jpg | Peli or Feyli | Uncertain, Шаблон:Reign (?) | Unclear succession | |
2. | Файл:Awan Kings List Sb 17729 (transcription).jpg | Tata | |||
3. | Ukku-Tanhish | ||||
4. | Hishutash | ||||
5. | Shushun-Tarana | ||||
6. | Napi-Ilhush | ||||
7. | Kikku-Siwe-Temti | ||||
9. | Hishep-Ratep | Uncertain, Шаблон:Reign (?) | temp.: | ||
8. | Файл:Luh-ishan on the Awan Kings List.jpg | Luh-ishan | Son of Hishep-Ratep (?) Шаблон:Died-in | ||
10. | Helu | Unclear succession | |||
11. | Файл:Alliance Naram-Sin Awan Louvre Sb8833.jpg | Khita | Uncertain, Шаблон:Reign (?) | temp.: | |
12. | Файл:Statue of Puzur-Inshushinak with inscription in his name (lower half).jpg | Puzur-Inshushinak | Uncertain, Шаблон:Reign (?) | Nephew of Khita (?) | temp.:
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# | Portrait or inscription | Ruler | Approximated date | Succession and death details | Notes and references for mentions |
Akkadian governors and other Elamite rulers | |||||
Sanam-Shimut | Uncertain, Шаблон:Reign (?) | Unclear succession | temp.:
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Zinuba | Uncertain, Шаблон:Reign (?) | ||||
Lamgium | Uncertain, Шаблон:Reign (?) | temp.:
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Uba | |||||
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Файл:Orant-Sb 82-IMG 9903-gradient.JPG | Eshpum | ||||
Файл:Seal-Sb 6673-IMG 7188.jpg | Epirmupi | ||||
Enammuna | |||||
Файл:Rectangular axe-Sb 14243-IMG 7203.JPG | Ili-ishmaniШаблон:Sfn | Uncertain, Шаблон:Reign (?) | temp.:
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Shinpi-hish-hukШаблон:Sfn | |||||
Файл:Alliance Naram-Sin Awan Louvre Sb8833.jpg | Khita | ||||
Файл:Statue of Puzur-Inshushinak with inscription in his name (lower half).jpg | Puzur-Inshushinak | Uncertain, Шаблон:Reign (?) | Nephew of Khita (?) | temp.:
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