Peli (king of Awan)

This article is about the Elamite king in ancient Iran. For other uses, see Peli.

Peli (also written as: Pi-e(?)-li(?), Pieli, Peyli, and/or Feyli) was the eponymous founding king of the dynasty of Peli and may have been the first to exercise the kingship of Awan over all of Elam.^[1][2][3] He probably reigned sometime in the first Paleo-Elamite period (c. 2400 – c. 2015 BC).^[4] Additionally; he could have possibly been the same first king from Awan said on the Sumerian King List (SKL) to exercise the kingship over all of Sumer.^[5][6] According to the SKL: he was preceded by Balulu of Ur and succeeded by Kur-Ishshak. However, the Susanian Dynastic List states that he was succeeded by Tata.^[7]

Peli
The Susanian Dynastic List—a regnal list dated to c. 1800 – c. 1600 BC and provenanced at Susa. Its current location is the Louvre Museum, Sb 17729. It names twelve kings for Awan and another twelve for Shimashki.
King of Sumer more...
Reign	fl. c. 2600 – c. 2400 BC
Predecessor	Balulu (?)
Successor	...Lu (?)
King of Elam
Reign	fl. c. 2600 – c. 2400 BC
Predecessor	Kur-Ishshak (?)
Successor	Tata (?)
King of Awan
Reign	fl. c. 2600 – c. 2400 BC
Predecessor	Kur-Ishshak (?)
Successor	Tata (?)
Born	Awan
Era name and dates First Paleo-Elamite period: c. 2400 – c. 2015 BC
Dynasty	Awan dynasty
Religion	Elamite religion

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