What ethnicity is Elamites?

Elamite is a linguistic isolate (like Sumerian). That is, it has no known relatives. Some paleolinguists believe it is related to the Dravidian family of languages (spoken today in Afghanistan and south India), but this is still under debate. Racially, they were just part of the general south-west Asian mix.

Are Elamites Persian?

The Medes and Persians were both Indo-European-speaking peoples and part of the broader Iranian groups. The Elamites have very different Mesopotamian roots. The Medes and Persians moved south to the Iranian high plateau in the second millennium b.c.e., although exactly when is the subject of much debate.

Who are descendants of Elam?

Cainan
RasuejaSusan
Elam, son of Shem/Descendants

Are Sumerian and Elamite related?

Relations to other language families Elamite is regarded by the vast majority of linguists as a language isolate, as it has no demonstrable relationship to the neighbouring Semitic languages, Indo-European languages, or to Sumerian, despite having adopted the Sumerian-Akkadian cuneiform script.

Is Elam a Indian?

Elam, Elamite Haltamti or Hatamti, Akkadian Elamtu, also called Susiana, ancient country in southwestern Iran approximately equivalent to the modern region of Khūzestān. Later, perhaps because of domination by the Akkadian dynasty (c. 2334–c. 2154 bce), Elamites adopted the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script.

What does the name Elam mean in the Bible?

Biblical Names Meaning: In Biblical Names the meaning of the name Elam is: A young man; a virgin; a secret.

What country is Elam in the Bible?

Iran
The name is also used (as in Akkadian) for the ancient country of Elam in what is now southern Iran, whose people the Hebrews believed to be the offspring of Elam, son of Shem (Genesis 10:22). This implies that the Elamites were considered Semites by the Hebrews.