King Shulgi foundation tablet (c.โ2094โ2046 BC) Shulgi (๐ญ๐๐ dลกul-gi, formerly read as Dungi) of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur....
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Shulgi-simti was the wife or concubine of Shulgi, second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. She is known from a large number of cuneiform texts coming from...
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Self-praise of Shulgi (Shulgi D) is a Sumerian hymn dedicated to the Third Dynasty of Ur ruler Shulgi, written on clay tablets dated to between 2100 and...
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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...
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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...
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chronology, was the third ruler of the Ur III Dynasty. He succeeded his father Shulgi (c. 2030โ1982 BC). His name translates to 'bull calf of the moon-god'. The...
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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...
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left". Though the title is only well-attested for Ur-Nammu and his son Shulgi (r. c. 2094โ2047 BC), it was the primary royal title of the Third Dynasty...
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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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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...
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