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elamite

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1. elamite - Noun

2. elamite - Adjective

3. Elamite - Proper noun

Meaning

A dweller in Flam (or Susiana), an ancient kingdom of Southwestern Asia, afterwards a province of Persia.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A cylinder seal from Elam (now Iran) featuring an Elamite adaptation of the Babylonian theme of the lion hunt. 800–600 BC. Source: Internet

Bought and Sold for English Gold: The Union of 1707 (Tuckwell Press, 2001) citation beginning with the formation of the Proto-Elamite and Elamite kingdoms in 3200–2800 BC. Source: Internet

Hammurabi freed Babylon from Elamite dominance, and indeed drove them from southern Mesopotamia entirely. Source: Internet

It is often claimed that Linear Elamite is a syllabic writing system derived from Proto-Elamite, although this cannot be proven since Linear-Elamite has not been deciphered. Source: Internet

Babylonia experienced short periods of power, but in general proved to be relatively weak under the long rule of the Kassites, and spent long periods under Assyrian and Elamite domination and interference. Source: Internet

He encouraged the use of the Linear Elamite script, that remains undeciphered. Source: Internet

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