One writing system for this language was first partially deciphered from the Table au Lion in the Louvre thanks to its similarities with Akkadian cuneiform. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ancient language. In 2022, François Desset proposed a complete decipherment of this language’s “Linear” script after identifying the names of two rulers of the Sukkalmah or Epartid dynasty on silver beakers.
ANSWER: Elamite [accept Linear Elamite]
[10e] One of the oldest records in the Elamite language is one of these documents, which states “Naram-Sin’s friend is my friend, Naram-Sin’s enemy is my enemy.” Another of these documents was created after the Battle of Kadesh.
ANSWER: treaty [accept peace treaty; accept treaty of alliance; prompt on agreement]
[10m] Elamite inscriptions after the Sukkalmah period began referring to rulers of Elam as kings of Anshan and this city. Herodotus described a road connecting Sardis to this city, the site of a mass wedding of Alexander the Great’s generals.
ANSWER: Susa [accept Shushan]
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