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Hishep-ratep
King of Elam
The Awan King List. Hishep-ratep appears as the ninth ruler on this document.
9th King of the Awan Dynasty
Reignc. 2300 BCE
PredecessorLuh-ishan or Kikku-siwe-temti
SuccessorLuh-ishan, or Rimush as King of the Akkadian Empire, or Helu (as evidenced on the Awan King List)
IssueLuh-ishan
DynastyAwan

Hishep-ratep, the ninth name on the Awan king list, identified as Hishep-rashini (Hišibrašini) in Akkadian inscriptions, was a king of Elam belonging to the Awan Dynasty.[1]

King of Elam

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Hishep-ratep, if he is to be identified with Hishep-rashini, was the father of Luh-ishan. According to an inscription of Sargon of Akkad, who conquered Elam shortly after the reign of Hishep-ratep, lists the rulers he defeated, including Luh-ishan, "son of Hishep-rashini."[1]

During the Awan dynasty, there was a strong bureaucratic system: a certain Zinuba was the ensi of Susa, and was known to have been the brother of Hishep-ratep.[2]

When Sargon died and Rimush became king of Akkad, Hishep-ratep revolted against the new king, entering into an alliance with Abalgamash, the king of Marhashi. Rimush seems to have put down the revolt however, and Hishep-ratep's fate is uncertain.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cameron, George (1936). History of Early Iran. University of Chicago Press. p. 28.
  2. ^ Hinz, Walther (1972). The Lost World of Elam. Sidgwick & Jackson. p. 74. ISBN 9780283978630.
  3. ^ Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Taylor & Francis. p. 69. ISBN 9781134787951.
Preceded by King of Elam
c. 2300 BC 		Succeeded by
Helu
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