Shimut-wartash I

Shimut-wartash I
Sukkal
King of Elam
Reign	c. 1790 – c. 1763 BC
Predecessor	Shirukduh
Successor	Siwe-Palar-Khuppak

Shimut-wartash I was an Elamite king, and a member of the Sukkalmah dynasty, the ruling house of Elam during the middle Bronze Age.

Reign

Shimut-wartash was the oldest son of Shirukduh, his predecessor. He was one of the co-regents, or Sukkals of Elam, along with his other brothers, Siwe-Palar-Khuppak and Kuduzulush I. ^[1]

A tablet found in Mari suggests that Shimut-wartash was captured in the midst of battle, and killed. ^[2]

References

1. Carter, Elizabeth; Stolper, Matthew W. (1984). Elam: Surveys of Political History and Archaeology. University of California Press. p. 29. ISBN   978-0-520-09950-0.
2. Edwards, I.E.S. (1973). The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 2, Part 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 264. ISBN   978-0-521-08230-3.