(*) Sardis and this city were the termini of the Royal Road.
This city's acropolis contained a sacred sector called a kizzum. The construction of one palace in this city is detailed in the DSf inscription, while the Shaur palace was constructed here by a son of Parysatis. It's not Ur, but during one period, the chief authority in this city was known as a sukkalmah. This city was ruled by twelve "Simashkeans," who were preceded by twelve rulers "from Awan." A polity that called itself Haltamti transferred its capital from Anshan to this city, and this "great holy city" suffered a brutal sack by Ashurbanipal. (*) Sardis and this city were the termini of the Royal Road. This city is one of two where Darius the Great built a palace, and the events described in the Book of Esther supposedly took place here. For 10 points, name this capital of the Elamite kingdom and winter capital of the Achaemenidian Empire.
This city's acropolis contained a sacred sector called a kizzum.
Susa [or Shushan; or Shushun]