ABSTRACT
Royal inscriptions represent the literary genre through which the kings aimed at proclaiming and preserving eternal memory of their piety and achievements. Four main types can be distinguished: Standard inscriptions, votive inscriptions, foundation inscriptions and triumphal inscriptions. The physical supports of the inscriptions are in relation to their different typologies and vary according to their setting and historical period. The Neo-Elamite II period saw a revival of the "kings of Anshan and Susa", but the royal inscriptions perpetuate only the names of Shutruk-Nahhunte II, his brother and successor Hallutush-Inshushinak, and in the Neo-Elamite III period, Tepti-Huban-Inshushinak. The structure of the inscriptions of the Achaemenid kings differ from those of their predecessors in Elam. The Achaemenid period saw a revival of royal inscriptions. The brick inscriptions of Shutruk-Nahhunte II are of four types: two in Akkadian and two in Elamite.
