id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-4621 Susa - Wikipedia .html text/html 10865 1662 76 Susa (/ˈsuːsə/; Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform: 𒈹𒂞𒆠 šušinki; Persian: Šuš; [ʃuʃ]; Hebrew: שׁוּשָׁן‎ Šušān; Greek: Σοῦσα [ˈsuːsa]; Syriac: ܫܘܫ‎ Šuš,;[1] Middle Persian: 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 Sūš, 𐭱𐭥𐭮 Šūs; Old Persian: 𐏂𐏁 Çūšā) was an ancient city in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km (160 mi) east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers. One of the most important cities of the Ancient Near East, Susa served as the capital of Elam and the Achaemenid Empire, and remained a strategic centre during the Parthian and Sasanian periods. 4.4 Susa III, or "Proto-Elamite", period (3100–2700 BCE) Susa III, or "Proto-Elamite", period (3100–2700 BCE)[edit] Two Elamite dynasties said to have exercised brief control over parts of Sumer in very early times include Awan and Hamazi; and likewise, several of the stronger Sumerian rulers, such as Eannatum of Lagash and Lugal-anne-mundu of Adab, are recorded as temporarily dominating Elam. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4621.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4621.txt