Elam

[ ee-luhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Elam

/ ˈiːləm /

an ancient kingdom east of the River Tigris: established before 4000 bc ; probably inhabited by a non-Semitic people

In December, when a friend mentioned that a vaccine study was looking for participants of color, Elam knew right away she wanted to join.

The study Elam is participating in involves over 40,000 people worldwide.

Loved or despised by seemingly everyone, Elam is the closest thing the movement has to a rock star.

Most people we spoke with may have labeled Elam the “leader,” but Hembling is the one they talk about most.

As Elam, a former slave, Common, the rapper and nemesis of Fox News, is a real find.

Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam are the designers of the new Austin Federal Courthouse, set for completion in 2012.

And Elam took the quiver, the chariot of the horseman, and the shield was taken down from the wall.

Entirely similar Neolithic remains have been found at Susa, once the chief city of Elam.

He was also a close friend and constant correspondent of Elam Tilden and of his two elder sons.

Next followed the contest with Elam, in spite of the efforts of Assur-bani-pal to ward it off.

Fire and sword were carried through Elam, and the last of its monarchs became an outlawed fugitive.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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