Inshushinak

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Inshushinak was one of the major gods of the Elamites and the protector deity of Susa. The ziggurat at Choqa Zanbil is dedicated to him.

[edit] References

• Potts, Daniel T. (1999) The Archaeology of Elam: formation and transformation of an ancient Iranian state Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK ISBN 0-521-563585
• Hinz, Walther (October 1965) "The Elamite God d.Gal" Journal of Near Eastern Studies 24(4) (Erich F. Schmidt Memorial Issue, Pt. two) pp. 351-354
• Choksy, Jamsheed K. (2002) "In reverence for deities and submission to kings: A few gestures in ancient Near Eastern societies" Iranica Antiqua 37: pp.7-29

[edit] See also

• Chogha Zanbil