Ellipi
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Ellipi was an ancient kingdom located on the western side of the Zagros (modern Iran
), between Babylonia
at the west, Media
at the north east, Mannae at the north and Elam
at the south. The inhabitants of Ellipi were close relatives of the Elamites.
The period of major development in Ellipi was from the 9th to 7th centuries BC, as is reflected in archaeological research. The prosperity of the country came from the control of trade route
s. They were also cattle dealers.
During the 8th and 7th centuries BC it was ruled by an Iranicized dynasty.
Dalta, or Talta, king of Ellipi, paid tribute to King Sargon II
of Assyria since 714 BC. When Dalta died, his sons Nibe, supported by Elam, and Ishparaba, supported by Sargon II, started a civil war with Ishparaba winning and becoming king of Ellipi.
Afterwards, Ellipi was implicated in being involved in the rebellions of Marduk-apal-iddina II
and was strongly punished in 702 BC by king Sennacherib
of Assyria, who took Marubishti, the capital city. During the 7th century BC, Ellipi suffered Cimmerian invasions, and then disappeared from sources.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
), between Babylonia
Babylonia
Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia , with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as...
at the west, Media
Medes
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at the north east, Mannae at the north and Elam
Elam
Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq...
at the south. The inhabitants of Ellipi were close relatives of the Elamites.
The period of major development in Ellipi was from the 9th to 7th centuries BC, as is reflected in archaeological research. The prosperity of the country came from the control of trade route
Trade route
A trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. Allowing goods to reach distant markets, a single trade route contains long distance arteries which may further be connected to several smaller networks of commercial...
s. They were also cattle dealers.
During the 8th and 7th centuries BC it was ruled by an Iranicized dynasty.
Dalta, or Talta, king of Ellipi, paid tribute to King Sargon II
Sargon II
Sargon II was an Assyrian king. Sargon II became co-regent with Shalmaneser V in 722 BC, and became the sole ruler of the kingdom of Assyria in 722 BC after the death of Shalmaneser V. It is not clear whether he was the son of Tiglath-Pileser III or a usurper unrelated to the royal family...
of Assyria since 714 BC. When Dalta died, his sons Nibe, supported by Elam, and Ishparaba, supported by Sargon II, started a civil war with Ishparaba winning and becoming king of Ellipi.
Afterwards, Ellipi was implicated in being involved in the rebellions of Marduk-apal-iddina II
Marduk-apal-iddina II
Marduk-apla-iddina II was a Chaldean prince who usurped the Babylonian throne in 721 BC...
and was strongly punished in 702 BC by king Sennacherib
Sennacherib
Sennacherib |Sîn]] has replaced brothers for me"; Aramaic: ) was the son of Sargon II, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria .-Rise to power:...
of Assyria, who took Marubishti, the capital city. During the 7th century BC, Ellipi suffered Cimmerian invasions, and then disappeared from sources.