Teushpa

Teushpa (Akkadian: 𒋼𒍑𒉺 Teušpa, and 𒋼𒍑𒉺𒀀 Teušpā;[1] from Scythian *Tavispaya[2]) was an early 7th-century BC king of the Cimmerians

Name

Teušpa and Teušpā are Akkadian forms of the name *Tavispaya, meaning "swelling with strength", which originates from a Cimmerian dialect of the Old Iranian Scythian language.[2] Despite the similarity of Teushpa's name with that of his Persian contemporary Teispes (Cišpiš), they do not seem to be etymologically related.[3]

Reign

Teushpa is mentioned in the Neo-Assyrian king Esarhaddon's inscriptions as the king of the Cimmerians and of the Umman-Manda. In 679 BC, he commanded the Cimmerians in battle against the Assyrians under Esarhaddon, but lost the battle.[4]

Sources
  • история мидий (History of Media), Igor M. Diakonoff, Moscow-Leningrad, 1956. ISBN 964-445-106-6

References
  1. "Teušpa [CIMMERIAN RULER] (RN)". oracc.museum.upenn.edu.
  2. Harmatta, János (1996). "10.4.1. The Scythians". In Hermann, Joachim; de Laet, Sigfried (eds.). History of Humanity. Vol. 3. UNESCO. p. 181. ISBN 978-92-3-102812-0.
  3. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
  4. Rea, The Assyrian Exile: Israel's Legacy in Captivity, p. 91-95


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