The City of Madaktu The Second Capital of Elam (693-636 B.C.)

Abstract

The research aims at shedding light on the city of Madaktu, which is the second capital of Elam during the Modern Elam period. Assyrian sources played the main role in this city. The first appearance of its name was associated with King Sennacherib's records and his struggle with the Elamite kings. Ashurbanibal. The research also discussed the opinions that took place about the location of this city, as well as the number of kings who have taken Madaktu as their royal residence. The research was accompanied by a numberof results. - The Madaktu site is identical to the Taba Battak site, to the northwest of Susa. -The Modern Elam period witnessed the presence of three•capitals: Susa Madaktu and Hidalu, and it seems that the multiplicity of these capitals was one of the reasons that accelerated the weakening of the power of the Elamite. -Madaktu, the northern capital of Elam, was the first line of defense for Susa, which is the heart and center of the Kingdom

Keywords

• Madaktu
• The City of Madaktu and The Elamite Kings
• The Modern Elamite Period
• King Ashurbanipal
• King Tumman.