Pashime, also Bashime ( ''ba-si-me^KI''), was an ancient region of southern

Mesopotamia Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the ...

. It has recently been identified with Tell Abu Sheeja,

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

, about 7 km from Iraq's border with

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. Pashime corresponded to an area of interaction between

and Elam. Its patron god was Shuda. The city of Pashime was previously thought to be located on the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...

. A stele was discovered in Tell Abu Sheeja with the name of a Governor

Ilšu-rabi Ilshu-rabi, also Ilšu-rabi ( ''Il-shu-rabi'') was a ruler of Pashime around 2250 BCE. He was a vassal of the Akkadian Empire ruler Manishtushu. While Ilshu-rabi was in charge of Pashime, another Governor of Manistushu named Eshpum was in charge ...

, who has the same name as Ilšu-rabi the Governor of Pashime in the

Manishtushu Obelisk The Manishtushu Obelisk is a diorite, four-sided stele. The stele is obelisk-shaped, as well as it narrows upward to its (damaged) top, in a pyramidal-form. The obelisk was erected by Manishtushu, son of Sargon the Great, of the Akkadian Empire, ...

inscription. The inscription on the stele reads: File:Stele of Ilšu-rabi from Tell Abu Sheeja, Akkadian, Iraq. Iraq Museum.jpg, Stele of

from Tell Abu Sheeja, Akkadian, Iraq. Iraq Museum. File:Inscribed door-socket from the Temple of Šuda at Tell Abu Sheeja, Iraq. Ur III period, 21 century BCE. Iraq Museum.jpg, Inscribed door-socket from the Temple of Šuda at Tell Abu Sheeja, Iraq. Ur III period, 21 century BCE. Iraq Museum. File:Bashime-ki.jpg, The name of Pashime ( ''ba-si-me^KI'') on the stele of Ilšu-rabi

Reference

{{reflist Elam Ancient Mesopotamia