a judge; and Dagu, a brother of the king of Barahshi. Zina, the ishakku or prince of Huhunuri,[1] and Hidarida . .,[2] the ishakku of Gunilaha, are both mentioned, as are the cities Saliamu, Karne . . . ., Heni, and Bunban(?).[3] These were but lesser figures in the contest; the list now proceeds to mention the chief actors in the drama, Sanam-Shimut, an ishakku of Elam, and Luh-ishan, whom Sargon's ill-informed scribes called the son of Hiship-rashir and king of Elam. We know him better as Luhhi-ishshan, the eighth king of Awan, who was the successor, if not the son, of Kikku-sime-temti, and whose own son was Hiship-rashir or, rather, Hishep-ratep.[4] Sargon's scribes did know, however, of Awan, for it together with Susa closes the enumeration.
Somewhat later another venture into the east proved even more successful. Once more Sargon engaged with Sidgau and Kunduba of Barahshi, who were now joined by an ishakku of Shirihum, and with Sanam-Shimut and Luhhi-ishshan. The latter may have been killed, for shortly afterward "Hiship-rashir, king of Elam," in whom we recognize Hishep-ratep, sent tribute to the warrior of Agade through
- ↑ So perhaps with sign traces.
- ↑ Two dots are used to indicate loss of a single sign; four dots represent loss of more than one or of an uncertain number of signs.
- ↑ Also uru＋a.
- ↑ Text cited above, p. 26, n. 13. For Legrain's Hisibrasini read Hiship-rashir; the si may be read ši in this period, and the ending -r is the Elamite masculine singular, while -p (as in ratep) is plural.
