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~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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Šulgi 16

Dedicates a dam to the goddess Ninḫursaĝa, attesting Šulgi's hydraulic patronage and the theological framing of Ur III infrastructure as divine service.

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Šulgi 16

Šulgi 2023 / CDLI Seals 006346 (CDLI Seals 006346 (physical))

Ur-Namma 24

Ur-Namma 26

Ibbi-Suen 02

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