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Document Details : Title: The Evidence of a Castle of the Ellipi Kingdom in Khorramabad, Western Iran Author(s): BAHRAMI, Mohammad Journal: Iranica Antiqua Volume: 57 Date: 2022 Pages: 27-41 DOI: 10.2143/IA.57.0.3291507 Abstract : The recent excavations at the ancient site of Falak ol-Aflak fort in Khorramabad, showed an evidence of the existence of a fortress which is based on the representative cultural materials, such as 'genre Luristan' pottery and architectural evidence. It is revealed that the fortress belongs to the period of Babajan III (9th-8th centuries BC) in the region. This evidence, and in particular the genre Luristan pottery, has been attributed to the Ellipi kingdom. According to the Assyrian texts this kingdom at that time ruled over Pish-i Kuh of Luristan in western Iran. The name of Ellipi has been mentioned in the period of Assyrian kings’ campaigns from the ninth century to the seventh century BC, notably in a campaign of Sargon II, the Assyrian king to the west of Iran, in 713 BC. The present paper, by examining the archaeological evidences, the Assyrian texts and the geography of the region, suggests that the evidence of the castle discovered in the lower layers of Falak ol-Aflak castle of Khorramabad is a castle belonging to the Ellipi period. |
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