King Kutir-Nahhunte derived his name from one of the many gods the Elamites worshiped. Here is where we draw our first similarity between the Egyptians and the Elamites. Both cultures had a pantheon of gods and goddesses and both kings of Elam and Pharaohs of Egypt believed they were descents from one of those gods. This information about the multitude of gods comes from a stele, which name them all. Some examples are: Ituban, Inshushinak (also the name of Kutir's brother, a later great Elam ruler), and Nahhunte. .
Their were many great conquests of the Elam people in the Persian area, but one of the most rewarding and beneficial to Elam was the conquest of Babylon in 1175 BC under the rule of Nahhunte. This conquest of a major city aided in the rise of Susa, the Elam capital, to become a major metropolitan city. This creation of a highly cultural city created an increase in the arts. This victory also brought the Code of Hammurabi to the capital. The display of this code in their city shows how other cultures beliefs and ideals, like the Sumerians and the Akkadians, were adopted as their own. Not only did they display found art but they created their own incorporating aesthetics of the art they discovered with their own beliefs and ideals in mind. .
The most unique element of the Elamite culture is their importance of the mother figure. The right to the throne came from the mother in this society. Therefore a lot of the artwork we found dealt with the mother goddess. At Susa, hundreds of terracotta figurines were discovered. These statuettes are very small and feminine. Their womanly attributes such as the hips and breasts are accentuated and the entire piece has a soft roundness to it defined by incised lines , very reminiscent of the Venus of Willendorf. These round simple features are also seen in the Seated Baboon. .
Kutir-Nahhunte's brother Ishushinak, also had a very important conquest under his rule that solidified the influence of Egypt and Mesopotamia culture on Elam.