Cylinder seal of Shulgi. The inscription reads "To Nuska, supreme minister of Enlil, his king, for the life of Shulgi, strong hero, King of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad, Ur-Nanibgal, governor of Nippur, son of Lugal-engardug, governor of Nippur, dedicated this."[1] Louvre Museum.
DNimintabba.............. "For Nimintabba" NIN-a-ni..................... "his Lady," SHUL-GI.................... "Shulgi" NITAH KALAG ga...... "the mighty man" LUGAL........................"King" URIM KI ma............... "of Ur" LUGAL ki en............... "King of Sumer" gi ki URI ke................. "and Akkad," E a ni.......................... "her Temple" mu na DU................... "he built"[4]
Foundation tablet of king Shulgi (c. 2094β2047 BC), for the Temple of Nimintabba in Ur. ME 118560 British Museum.[2][3] Inscription "For his Lady Nimintabba, Shulgi the mighty man, King of Ur and King of Sumer and Akkad, has built her Temple":[4] The traditional orientation is vertical, but modern transcription is based on the rotated script.
Shulgi (πππdΕ ulgi, formerly read as Dungi) of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He reigned for 48 years, from c. 2094 β c. 2046 BC (Middle Chronology) or possibly c. 2030 β 1982 BC (Short Chronology).[5][6][7] His accomplishments include the completion of construction of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, begun by his father Ur-Nammu. On his inscriptions, he took the titles "King of Ur", "King of Sumer and Akkad" and "King of the four corners of the universe". He used the symbol for divinity (π) before his name, marking his apotheosis, from the 23rd year of his reign.[8]
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King Shulgi foundation tablet (c.β2094β2046 BC) Shulgi (πππ dΕ ulgi, formerly read as Dungi) of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He...
and then engraved by Shulgi. The other carnelian bead is in the British Museum, its inscription reads: "To Ninlil, his Lady, Shulgi, mighty man, king of...
Poems for kings Third Dynasty of Ur - Ur-Nammu, Shulgi (including the Self-praise of Shulgi (Shulgi D), Amar-Sin, Shu-Sin, Ibbi-Sin Isin dynasty - Ishbi-Erra...
the double eclipse that takes place 23 years after the ascension of king Shulgi of Babylon by those holding to the long chronology. c. 2125 BCβ2055 BC:...
centuries earlier. Many significant changes occurred in the empire under Shulgi's reign. He took steps to centralize and standardize the procedures of the...
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during the Ur III period, most notably during the rule of the prolific king Shulgi. His accomplishments include the completion of construction of the Great...
construction of the ziggurat was finished in the 21st century BC by King Shulgi, who, in order to win the allegiance of cities, proclaimed himself a god...
left". Though the title is only well-attested for Ur-Nammu and his son Shulgi (r. c. 2094β2047 BC), it was the primary royal title of the Third Dynasty...
Enmerkar. In royal hymns of the Ur III period, Ur-Nammu of Ur and his son Shulgi describe Lugalbanda and Ninsun as their holy parents, and in the same context...
king Shulgi (reigned c. 2094 β c. 2046 BC), and there are no previous attestations of her. A Temple was built for her at Ur by the Sumerian king Shulgi, circa...
reference to the region dates to the Third Dynasty of Ur of Sumer, when King Shulgi mentioned the city of Urbilum. The city was later conquered by the Assyrians...
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(Vassals of Ur III) Ur III dynasty "Kings of Ur, Sumer and Akkad" Ur-Nammu Shulgi Amar-Sin Shu-Sin 2025-1763 BCE Amorite invasions Ibbi-Sin Elamite invasions...
have had special relationships to the royal family. For example, Shulgi's wife Shulgi-Simtum showed devotion to two goddesses closely connected with the...
known, preceding the Code of Hammurabi by 300Β years. He and his successor Shulgi were both deified during their reigns, and after his death he continued...
lit. "head" + "black" + relative marker). For example, the Sumerian king Shulgi described himself as "the king of the four quarters, the pastor of the black-headed...
Hishep-ratep of Awan in alliance with Warakshe was defeated by Naram-Sin. King Shulgi of the Ur-III dynasty gave his daughter Nialimmidashu in marriage to king...
(Vassals of Ur III) Ur III dynasty "Kings of Ur, Sumer and Akkad" Ur-Nammu Shulgi Amar-Sin Shu-Sin 2025-1763 BCE Amorite invasions Ibbi-Sin Elamite invasions...
(Vassals of Ur III) Ur III dynasty "Kings of Ur, Sumer and Akkad" Ur-Nammu Shulgi Amar-Sin Shu-Sin 2025-1763 BCE Amorite invasions Ibbi-Sin Elamite invasions...
also spoke a language isolate. About a century later, the Sumerian king Shulgi of the Neo-Sumerian Empire retook the city of Susa and the surrounding region...
temples of Inanna and at Ekur foundation deposits were found with statues of Shulgi and Ur-Nammu. A temple of Inanna, begun in the Early Dynastic period was...
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