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·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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Šulgi 2039 / CDLI Seals 006350 (CDLI Seals 006350 (physical))

(1) To Mešlamta-ea, the master, the right hand of Lagaš, Kilula, the throne-bearer, child of Ur-Bagara, fashioned (this seal) for the well-being of Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim. The name of this seal is "My master, let me live in his benevolent attention."

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