Guess Who? Athamaita: a Rebel or a King?
Year: 2017
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In the Bisitun inscription, the Achaemenid Darius claims to have defeated an Elamite rebel king Athamaita. Indeed, the Old-Persian name Athamaita is a hypocoristicon for the Elamite royal name Atta-hamiti-Inshushinak. Several scholars therefore identify the late Elamite rebel Athamaita with the Neo-Elamite king Atta-hamiti-Inshushinak. Subsequently, this paper questions whether the rebel Athamaita could be personally identified as the late Neo-Elamite king Atta-hamiti-Inshushinak based on historical arguments.
Source: Digital Access to Libraries
Author: Elynn Gorris
Language: English
Topic: Ancient Near East History
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2785282829