Susa (/ˈsuːsə/; Persian: Šuš; [ʃuʃ]; Hebrew: שׁוּשָׁן Šušān; Greek: Σοῦσα [ˈsuːsa]; Syriac: ܫܘܫ Šuš; Middle Persian: 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 Sūš, 𐭱𐭥𐭮 Šūs; Old Persian: 𐏂𐏁 Çūšā) was an ancient city of Iran.
Quotes
- Susa and the land of Anšan humbly saluted Inana like tiny mice. In the great mountain ranges, the teeming multitudes grovelled in the dust for her.
- Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta, Neo-Sumerian period (ca. 21st century BCE).
External links
- ARAB II. Arab Conquest of Iran
- "Early Works on the Acropolis at Susa" Expedition Magazine 10.4 1968
- Livius.org Pictures of Susa
- Aerial views of Susa at the Oriental Institute
- Digital Images of Cuneiform Tablets from Susa – CDLI
- Hamid-Reza Hosseini, Shush at the foot of Louvre (Shush dar dāman-e Louvre), in Persian, Jadid Online, 10 March 2009.
- Audio slideshow at Jadidonline.com (6 min 31 sec)
- "Susa" . The New Student's Reference Work . 1914.
- Susa I. Excavations
- Susa II. History During The Elamite Period
- Susa III. The Achaemenid Period
- Susa IV. The Hellenistic and Parthian Periods
- Susa V. The Sasanian Period
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