Middle Elamite period
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The Middle Elamite period was a major phase of Elamite history (c. 1500–1100 BCE) marked by powerful dynasties, extensive building projects, and significant political influence in southwestern Iran.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Elamite period canonical | 4 |
| Middle Elamite | 2 |
| Middle Elamite art | 1 |
| Middle Elamite dynasty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3810806 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Middle Elamite period Context triple: [Anshan, hasChronologicalPhase, Middle Elamite period]
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Old Elamite period
The Old Elamite period was an early historical era of the ancient Elamite civilization in southwestern Iran, marked by the rise of powerful city-states, distinctive Elamite art and writing, and interactions with neighboring Mesopotamian cultures.
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Proto-Elamite period
The Proto-Elamite period was an early Bronze Age phase in southwestern Iran marked by the emergence of one of the earliest writing systems and complex urban societies preceding the Elamite civilization.
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Kassite period
The Kassite period was a phase in Mesopotamian history (c. 16th–12th centuries BCE) when the Kassite dynasty ruled Babylonia, overseeing a stable, long-lasting regime marked by administrative continuity, religious patronage, and extensive cultural and diplomatic ties across the Near East.
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Middle Babylonian
Middle Babylonian is a historical dialect of the Akkadian language used in Mesopotamia during the late second millennium BCE, notable from literary, administrative, and scholarly texts.
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Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Middle Elamite period Target entity description: The Middle Elamite period was a major phase of Elamite history (c. 1500–1100 BCE) marked by powerful dynasties, extensive building projects, and significant political influence in southwestern Iran.
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A.
Old Elamite period
The Old Elamite period was an early historical era of the ancient Elamite civilization in southwestern Iran, marked by the rise of powerful city-states, distinctive Elamite art and writing, and interactions with neighboring Mesopotamian cultures.
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B.
Proto-Elamite period
The Proto-Elamite period was an early Bronze Age phase in southwestern Iran marked by the emergence of one of the earliest writing systems and complex urban societies preceding the Elamite civilization.
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C.
Kassite period
The Kassite period was a phase in Mesopotamian history (c. 16th–12th centuries BCE) when the Kassite dynasty ruled Babylonia, overseeing a stable, long-lasting regime marked by administrative continuity, religious patronage, and extensive cultural and diplomatic ties across the Near East.
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D.
Middle Babylonian
Middle Babylonian is a historical dialect of the Akkadian language used in Mesopotamia during the late second millennium BCE, notable from literary, administrative, and scholarly texts.
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E.
Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elamite historical period
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historical period ⓘ |
| capital | Susa ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1100 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Neo-Elamite period ⓘ |
| follows | Old Elamite period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
inscriptions on bricks and stelae
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palatial and temple architecture at Susa ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Middle Elamite period
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Middle Elamite art
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| hasCulturalFeature | use of Elamite and Akkadian in inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture in lowland Khuzestan
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long-distance trade with Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Elamite invasion of Babylonia
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surface form:
Elamite campaigns against Kassite Babylonia
construction of Chogha Zanbil by Untash-Napirisha ⓘ seizure of Mesopotamian monuments by Shutruk-Nahhunte I ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Elamite
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite language
|
| hasMajorConstruction |
Tchogha Zanbil
ⓘ
surface form:
Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil
royal tombs at Haft Tappeh ⓘ temple complexes at Susa ⓘ |
| hasMajorSite |
Tchogha Zanbil
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surface form:
Chogha Zanbil
Haft Tappeh ⓘ Susa ⓘ |
| hasNotableDynasty |
Kidinuid dynasty
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surface form:
Igihalkid dynasty
Kidinuid dynasty ⓘ Shutrukid dynasty ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalRelationWith |
Kassites
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surface form:
Kassite Babylonia
Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Elamite religion ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Inshushinak
ⓘ
surface form:
Hallutush-Inshushinak
Humban ⓘ
surface form:
Humban-numena
Shilhak-Inshushinak I ⓘ
surface form:
Hutelutush-Inshushinak
Kidinû ⓘ Kutir-Nahhunte III ⓘ Shilhak-Inshushinak I ⓘ Shutruk-Nahhunte I ⓘ Tepti-ahar ⓘ Untash-Napirisha ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Elamite cuneiform ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive building projects
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monumental religious architecture ⓘ political expansion in southwestern Iran ⓘ royal inscriptions in Elamite cuneiform ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elam
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southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Near Eastern history
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history of Elam ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1500 BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Middle Elamite period Description of subject: The Middle Elamite period was a major phase of Elamite history (c. 1500–1100 BCE) marked by powerful dynasties, extensive building projects, and significant political influence in southwestern Iran.
Referenced by (8)
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