King Shulgi foundation tablet (c. 2094–2046 BC) Shulgi (𒀭𒂄𒄀 dŠulgi, formerly read as Dungi) of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He...

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...

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...

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 BC–2055 BC:...

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...

centuries earlier. Many significant changes occurred in the empire under Shulgi's reign. He took steps to centralize and standardize the procedures of the...

(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...

left". Though the title is only well-attested for Ur-Nammu and his son Shulgi (r. c. 2094–2047 BC), it was the primary royal title of the Third Dynasty...

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...

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...

elegiac composition, "The Death of Ur-Nammu". He was succeeded by his son Shulgi. The king seems to have married family members to important people all over...

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...

Šuqurtum was a concubine of king Shulgi, second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Unlike several other royal women of the king, she is not well attested...

king Shulgi (reigned c. 2094 – 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...

(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...

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...

known, preceding the Code of Hammurabi by 300 years. He and his successor Shulgi were both deified during their reigns, and after his death he continued...

and the wife of Shulgi, second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The marriage was most likely arranged by Ur-Nammu, father of Shulgi. When coming to Ur...

(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...

(actual weight 248 grams), a weight standard established by the Sumerian king Shulgi. It has a crescent image; used in the temple of the god Sin in Ur, diorite...

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...

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...

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...

known that the military governor of Pašime was Arad-Nanna. The Ur III ruler Shulgi (c. 2094–2046 BC), in his 48th year of reign, married his daughter Taram-Šulgi...

the order of the numbers: 60 then 10, not 10 then 60. An example: King Shulgi foundation tablet (c. 2094–2047 BC) Cuneiform script was used in many ways...

(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...

(carved with a snake and emblems of various gods). Part of a statue of King Shulgi A clay cone that had been part of a building at Larsa. Quinn, Therese (2020)...

to 2600 BCE. The Sumerian king Shulgi (c. 21st century BCE) boasts of his prowess in sport in the Self-praise of Shulgi A, B, and C. Fishing hooks not...