The second Paleo-Elamite ruling dynasty of ancient Elam, a line of twelve kings attested in the Elamite king-list of Susa, who preceded the Sukkalmah dynasty.
Succeeded by the Sukkalmah (Grand Regent) dynasty of Elam c. 1900 BCE in an internal dynastic transition; the Shimashki dynasty had peaked with Kindattu's sack of Ur in 2004 BCE and was gradually supplanted by the new Sukkalmah power structure.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Shimashki Dynasty — the shape you scrub through changes in 2100 BC · 1894 BC.
Comprehensive coverage of the Paleo-Elamite period including the Shimashki dynasty and the Elamite king-list.
A reliable, readable introduction to the Bronze Age peoples of Anatolia and the Hittite world, the milieu of the Hattians, Arzawa, Kizzuwatna, and Kaska.