Anshan (Persia)

thumb|right|Location of Anshan within the Elamite empire. The approximate Bronze Age extension of the Persian Gulf is shown. Anshan (Sumerian: Anzan), modern Tall-e Malyan (Persian: تل ملیان), was an ancient city in Persia. It was located in the Zagros Mountains in southwestern Iran, approximately 46 kilometres (29 mi) north of Shiraz and 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of Persepolis in the Beyza/Ramjerd plain, in the province of Fars. Its location serves as a landmark for Elamite studies. 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 "Anshan", Encyclopædia Iranica Digital Images of Tall-i Malyan tablets at CDLI Year Names of Shulgi at CDLI (note years 30, 34, 35 and 36) Year Names of Gungunum at CDLI Penn Museum excavation Category:Elam Category:Cities in Iran Category:Persia