Tammaritu I
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Tammaritu I, son of Urtak, was briefly a ruler in the ancient kingdom of Elam, ruling after the beheading of his predecessor Teumman in 653. He ruled part of Elam while his brother, Ummanigash, ruled
Tammaritu (behind the bow), son of Urtak, leading Assyrian troops against Teumman, king of Elam, at the Battle of Ulai. British Museum.
Tammaritu, son of Urtak, killing Tammaritu, son of king Teumman, with a mace, at the Battle of Ulai, 653 BCE
Ummanigash and Tammaritu acclaimed as rulers of Elam after the Battle of Tulliz.
The relief in the British Museum
Teumman
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Teumman was a king of the ancient kingdom of Elam, ruling it from 664 to 653 BCE, contemporary with the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. In various sources, the name may be found spelled as Te’umman, Teuma
Tammaritu I
…Tammaritu I, son of Urtak, was briefly (from 653-652 BCE) a ruler in the ancient kingdom of Elam, ruling after the beheading of his predecessor Teumman in 653. He ruled part of Elam while his brother, Ummanigash (son of Urtak), ruled another. Urtak, the father of Ummanigash and Tammaritu, had ruled…
King Teumman wounded at the Battle of Ulai. British Museum.
Teumman wounded and led by his son Tammaritu, trying to escape from the battlefield at Ulai.
Last arrow of King Teuman and his son Tammaritu.
The beheading of King Teumman of Elam.