Elam
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Also called Susiana.
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The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
Entirely similar Neolithic remains have been found at Susa, once the chief city of Elam.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsHe was also a close friend and constant correspondent of Elam Tilden and of his two elder sons.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1 | Samuel J. TildenNext followed the contest with Elam, in spite of the efforts of Assur-bani-pal to ward it off.
Fire and sword were carried through Elam, and the last of its monarchs became an outlawed fugitive.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People | A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
British Dictionary definitions for Elam
/ (ˈiːləm) /
an ancient kingdom east of the River Tigris: established before 4000 bc; probably inhabited by a non-Semitic people
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