Appalaya

Appalaya was "the king of the Zari people". His name is known from texts which were discovered in the acropolis of Susa.^[1] These texts are attributed to the first quarter of the 6th century BC.^[2] This name is very similar to Aplāya, grandson of Marduk-apal-iddina II, king of Babylon who was deported from Elam by Humban-nikash II. It is, however, likely that his tribe was from an Aramaean or Chaldean origin, who were inhabitants of southwestern Khuzistan.^[3]

Notes

1. Tavernier, 2004.
2. Vallat, 1998.
3. Henkelman, 2003; Tavernier, 2004.

Bibliography

• Tavernier , Jan. Some Thoughts on Neo-Elamite Chronology. ARTA , 2004.
• Vallat , Francois. Elam: The History of Elam. Encyclopaedia Iranica , vol. VIII pp. 301-313. London/New York , 1998.
• Henkelman , wouter. Defining Neo-Elamite History. ARTA , 2003.