A LARGE ELAMITE CLAY DEDICATORY BRICK OF KING SHILBAK-INSHUSHINAK I OF SUSA , two sides each with a complete identical inscription commemorating the rebuilding of the kumpum kiduia, a brick structure dedicated to the god of Elam, Inshushinak, "I (am) the god Shilhak-Inshushinak, the son of Shutruknahunte, the beloved servant of the god Inshushinak. The kumpum kiduia has been built with bricks but has fallen down; I tore it down and (re)built it with baked bricks and dedicated it to Inshushinak, my god. Oh, Inshushinak, my god! What I made and embellished and may it be preserved by you forever, and may you accept it as a delight", reign of Shilhak-Inshushinak (1165-1151 B.C.)

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A LARGE ELAMITE CLAY DEDICATORY BRICK OF KING SHILBAK-INSHUSHINAK I OF SUSA , two sides each with a complete identical inscription commemorating the rebuilding of the kumpum kiduia, a brick structure dedicated to the god of Elam, Inshushinak, "I (am) the god Shilhak-Inshushinak, the son of Shutruknahunte, the beloved servant of the god Inshushinak. The kumpum kiduia has been built with bricks but has fallen down; I tore it down and (re)built it with baked bricks and dedicated it to Inshushinak, my god. Oh, Inshushinak, my god! What I made and embellished and may it be preserved by you forever, and may you accept it as a delight", reign of Shilhak-Inshushinak (1165-1151 B.C.)
13½ x 13½ x 4¼in. (33.5 x 33.5 x 10.5cm.)

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For similar, c.f., F.W.K. König, Die elamischen Königschriften, Graz, 1965, no. 85, p. 85

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