Urtaku
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Urtaku was an Elam
ite king who reigned from 676 - 664 BCE. Under his reign, relations between Elam and Babylonia
became weaker, and after his death during an attack on Mesopotamia
, the Assyria
n king Assurbanipal launched a counter-attack, leading to the occupation of Elam by the Assyrians.
Elam
Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq...
ite king who reigned from 676 - 664 BCE. Under his reign, relations between Elam and Babylonia
Babylonia
Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia , with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as...
became weaker, and after his death during an attack on Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a toponym for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and southwestern Iran.Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the...
, the Assyria
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
n king Assurbanipal launched a counter-attack, leading to the occupation of Elam by the Assyrians.