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Susa
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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
Susa
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
Category:Elam
Category:Cities in Iran
Category:Persia