Shilhak-Inshushinak

Shilhak-Inshushinak I
King of Anshan and Susa
Brick of Shilhak-Inshushinak with Elamite inscription, regarding the decoration of Susa with enamelled bricks, v. -1140, musée du Louvre
King of Elam
Reign	c. 1150 - c. 1120 BC
Predecessor	Kutir-Nahhunte II
Successor	Hutelutush-Inshushinak
Dynasty	Shutrukid

Shilhak-Inshushinak I (Elamite: Šilḫak-Inšušinak, meaning "Powered by Inshushinak") was king of Elam from about 1150 to 1120 BC and a member of the Shutrukid ruling dynasty.^[1] He was the son of Shutruk-Nahhunte I.

In the decades before the rule of Shilhak-Inshushinak, the Elamite state grew from a Babylonian vassal into a prosperous and expanding empire. His father, Shutruk-Nahhunte invaded Babylon and his brother Kutir-Nahhunte II held strong control on the conquered lands.

When he replaced his older brother, Kutir-Nahhunte II he became the last great king of Elam. He married the widow of his brother Queen Nahhunte-utu and had 8 children. ^[1]

He waged wars with Babylonia, much like his immediate predecessors, in addition to conquering large parts of northern and eastern Mesopotamia. ^[2]

He ruled for thirty years and many inscriptions have remained of him.

• Potts, Daniel T. (2016). The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-563585.
• Hinz, W. (1964). Das Reich Elam, Kohl-hammer, Stuttgart.

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