elamite

• Substantiv, das einen Angehörigen des alten kriegerischen Volkes bezeichnet, das in Elam östlich von Babylonien bereits um 3000 v. Chr. lebte, oder dessen ausgestorbene Sprache unbekannter Verwandtschaft.

A noun referring to a member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BC, or their extinct language of unknown affinities.

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1. Member of an ancient peopleC2formal

   A member of an ancient warlike people inhabiting Elam, east of Babylonia, from around 3000 BC.

   Angehöriger eines antiken Volkes

   • The Elamites were known for their conflict with neighboring Babylonians.
   • Elamite artifacts have been excavated from ancient ruins in modern-day Iran.
   • Historians study the inscriptions left by the Elamites to understand their culture.
   • The Elamite kingdom flourished before the rise of the Persian Empire.

2. Extinct ancient languageC2formaltechnical

   An extinct language of unknown language family, spoken by the Elamites in ancient Elam.

   Ausgestorbene antike Sprache

   • Elamite is considered a language isolate with no known relatives.
   • The Rosetta Stone-like bilingual inscriptions helped decipher Elamite.
   • Linguists debate the classification of the Elamite language.
   • Few surviving texts in Elamite have been found from the Achaemenid period.

   Synonymeelamiticsusian