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Šu-Suen 27
A fragmentary royal inscription of Šu-Suen attesting the standard Ur III ideological formula linking kingship to Enlil's personal favour — evidence of how the dynasty legitimised rule through divine election language.
LawŠu-Suen 28
(1) Kubatum, the beloved consort of Šu-Suen.
LawŠu-Suen 29
(1) Ti'amat-bašti, the beloved consort of Šu-Suen, king of Urim.
LawŠu-Suen 30 / CDLI Seals 004052 (CDLI Seals 004052 (composite))
(1) ..., daughter of the king, the chief consort of Šu-Suen: Kura-aĝal, the courier, is your servant.
LawŠu-Suen 31 / CDLI Seals 004048 (CDLI Seals 004048 (composite))
(1) Šat-Erra, daughter of the king: Ummi-ṭabat is her female servant.
LawŠu-Suen 32 / CDLI Seals 000542 (CDLI Seals 000542 (composite))
(1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters presented this (seal) to Babati, the archivist, the royal comptroller, the military governor of Maškan-šarrum, the governor of Awal, the administrator of ..., the canal inspector of the irrigated lands, ... Belat-suḫnir and Belat-terraban, the brother of Abi-simti, his beloved mother, his servant.
LawŠu-Suen 33
(1) Šu-Suen, the beloved of Enlil, the king whom Enlil chose with the love of his heart, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters: Babati, the scribe, the comptroller, the archivist, the steward of the king, the governor of Awal and Apiak, the canal inspector of the irrigated lands, the administrator of the two ladies, the temple administrator of Belat-terraban and Belat-suḫnir, the brother of Abi-simti, his beloved spouse, is your servant.
LawŠu-Suen 35add
(1) Šu-Suen, the beloved of Enlil, the king whom Enlil chose with the love of his heart, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (bowl) to Abi-simti, his beloved mother.
LawŠulgi 01
(1) For Enki, his master, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, built his temple.
LawŠulgi 02
(1) For Ninnisig, the butcher of the E-kur, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, built his temple.
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Šulgi 03
Dedicatory inscription recording Šulgi's construction of the E-ḫursaĝ palace-temple at Ur, attesting royal building patronage as a mechanism of divine legitimacy in the Ur III state.
LawŠulgi 04
(1) For Nimintaba, his lady, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, built her temple.
LawŠulgi 05
(1) For Ninurima, his lady, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, built her temple in Karzida.
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Šulgi 06
Attests Šulgi's building works at the E-ana temple complex in Uruk, linking his patronage of Inana's cult to his claim over the dual title 'king of Sumer and Akkad.'
LawŠulgi 07
(1) For Ninsiana, his lady, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, built her temple.
LawŠulgi 08
(1) For Ninšubur of Unug, his lady, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, ....
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Šulgi 09
Attests Šulgi's construction of the E-šeššeše-ĝara for Nanše at Lagash, placing royal temple-building patronage at the intersection of Ur III statecraft and the goddess's traditional role as divine judge of social justice.
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Šulgi 10
Dedicates the E-šeššeše-ĝara temple to Nanše, goddess of social justice and boundaries, placing Šulgi's building patronage within the religious infrastructure that legitimised Ur III royal authority.
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Šulgi 100add
Attests Šulgi's patronage of Martu, the Amorite deity, inside a Sumerian royal titulary — evidence that Ur III kings co-opted tribal gods to consolidate legitimacy on their western frontier.
LawŠulgi 102add (J.E. Reade -- J. Taylor, Beads of Possible Indus Origin with Sumerian Royal Inscriptions, in D. Frenez et al., eds., Walking with the Unicorn ..., Oxford: Archeopress, 527.)
(i 1) For Bau, the daughter of An, the lady of Iri-kug, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, dedicated this (bead) for his well-being.
LawŠulgi 11
(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, built the E-ninnu, his beloved temple.
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Šulgi 12
Dedicatory inscription naming Šulgi as 'king of Sumer and Akkad': one of the textual anchors for dating his building programme at the Ninĝirsu temple and tracking the titulature of Ur III kingship.
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Šulgi 13
Dedicatory inscription recording Šulgi's construction of Ninmarki's temple E-munus-gisa at Ĝirsu, anchoring the king's patronage of local cults within his broader claim to rule all Sumer and Akkad.
LawŠulgi 14
(1) For Ninmarki, the kind woman, the firstborn child of Nanše, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, built her E-munus-gisa.
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Šulgi 15
Dedicatory inscription anchoring Šulgi's construction of the Bagara temple to Ninĝirsu at Lagash — evidence that the Ur III kings extended royal building patronage to cults beyond their capital at Ur.
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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.
LawŠulgi 17
(1) For Damgalnuna, his lady, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, built her temple in Nibru.
LawŠulgi 18
(1) For Enlil, his master, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Sumer and Akkad, built his dam.
LawŠulgi 19
(1) For Ennugi, his master, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad, ....
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Šulgi 20
Attests Šulgi's construction of the E-dur-anki, anchoring his building program at Ur to the goddess Inana and the ideological fusion of military power with divine patronage in the Ur III state.
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Šulgi 2001
Votive dedication to Ninhursaĝa naming Šulgi by his full titulary — 'king of Sumer and Akkad' — attesting the ideological claim to universal kingship that defined Ur III imperial identity.
LawŠulgi 2002 / CDLI Seals 005446 (CDLI Seals 005446 (composite))
(1) Ur-Ašgi, governor of Adab: Aya-kala, the retainer, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2003 / CDLI Seals 005448 (CDLI Seals 005448 (composite))
(1) Ur-Ašgi, governor of Adab: Ur-paĝura, the scribe, (is) your servant.
LawŠulgi 2004
(1) To Diĝirmah, his lady, Habaluge, governor ..., for the well-being of Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters.
LawŠulgi 2005 / CDLI Seals 002410 (CDLI Seals 002410 (composite))
(1) Habaluge, governor of Adab: Amar-šuba, the scribe, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2006 / CDLI Seals 000202 (CDLI Seals 000202 (composite))
(1) Itur-ilum, governor of Babylon: Lugal-dalla, the scribe, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2007 / CDLI Seals 005806 (CDLI Seals 005806 (composite))
(1) Itur-ilum, governor of Babylon: Iṣur-ilum, the scribe, is his son.
LawŠulgi 2008 / CDLI Seals 006160 (CDLI Seals 006160 (composite))
(i 1) Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim: Abba, the scribe, son of Itur-ilum, governor of Babilim, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2009 / CDLI Seals 002631 (CDLI Seals 002631 (composite))
(1) Kalaĝu, governor of Ešnuna: Lu-Suen, the scribe, the son of E-kigala, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2010
(1) To Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Lu-girizal, governor of Lagaš, … for the well-being of Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim.
LawŠulgi 2011
(1) For Inana, the lady elevated as far as the heavens, the queen of the gods, his lady, Nammahni-dug, child of Lu-girizal, the governor of Lagaš, fashioned this (statute), and built her temple.
LawŠulgi 2012
(1) To the protective spirit of Tarsirsir, mother Bau, her lady, Hala-Lamma, child of Lu-girizal, governor of Lagaš, ... for the well-being of Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of Sumer and Akkad.
LawŠulgi 2013 / CDLI Seals 005814 (CDLI Seals 005814 (composite))
(1) Lu-girizal, governor of Lagaš: Ur-Nanše, the scribe, child of Alla, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2014 / CDLI Seals 005812 (CDLI Seals 005812 (composite))
(1) Lu-girizal, governor of Lagaš: Abba-kala, the temple administrator of Urub, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2015 / CDLI Seals 005811 (CDLI Seals 005811 (composite))
(1) Lu-girizal, governor of Lagaš: Ur-Lamma, the granary supervisor of Ninmarki, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2016 / CDLI Seals 005810 (CDLI Seals 005810 (composite))
(1) Lu-girizal, governor of Lagaš: Ur-kisal, the scribe, child of ..., is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2017 / CDLI Seals 005813 (CDLI Seals 005813 (composite))
(1) Lu-girizal, governor of Lagaš: Lu-urub, the scribe, child of Ur-Ninbarag, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2018 / CDLI Seals 005850 (CDLI Seals 005850 (composite))
(1) Ur-Lamma, governor of Lagaš: Ur-niŋar, the scribe, child of Lu-Ane, (is) your servant.
LawŠulgi 2019 / CDLI Seals 005787 (CDLI Seals 005787 (composite))
(1) Alla, governor of Lagaš: Ur-Ninmarki, child of Lu-Utu, is your servant.
LawŠulgi 2021 / CDLI Seals 006165 (CDLI Seals 006165 (composite))
(1) Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim: Lišanum, child of Šu-ili, the governor of Marada, is your servant.
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