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Shulgi (𒀭𒂄𒄀 d Šulgi, formerly read as Dungi) of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He reigned for 48 years, from c. 2094 – c. 2046 BC (Middle Chronology) or possibly c. 2030 – 1982 BC (Short Chronology).
Jun 17, 2014 · Shulgi of Ur (r. 2029-1982 BCE) was the greatest king of the Ur III Period in Mesopotamia who raised the city of Ur to its greatest height and initiated (or encouraged) the Sumerian Renaissance.
Nov 19, 2022 · A Praise Poem of Shulgi (c. 2020-2000 BCE) is an ancient Sumerian document celebrating the famous run of 200 miles (321.8 km) in one day made by the king Shulgi of Ur (r. 2029-1982 BCE) to distinguish his reign by officiating at the religious festivals in the cities of Nippur and Ur on the same day. The piece was either commissioned or written ...
Under Ur-Nammu and his successors Shulgi, Amar-Su’ena, Shu-Sin, and Ibbi-Sin, this dynasty lasted for a century (c. 2112–c. 2004). Ur-Nammu was at first “governor” of the city of Ur under Utu-hegal. How he became king is not known, but there may well be some parallels between his rise and the… Read More
Feb 24, 2023 · Shulgi and Ninlil's Barge is a Sumerian poem commemorating a religious festival in the 8th year of the reign of Shulgi of Ur (2029-1982 BCE) in which he honored the divine couple Enlil and Ninlil by taking their statues on a river trip from Nippur to nearby Tummal and back.
Mar 11, 2019 · A series of hymns dedicated to Shulgi, roughly contemporaneous with his reign, praise the king’s benevolence, physical might, sexual prowess, and divine parentage. These so-called “praise poems,” an intriguing genre of literature, laud Shulgi to the heavens.
Jun 17, 2014 · The Mighty Deeds of King Shulgi of Ur, Master of Mesopotamian Monarchs. In the early second millennium BC, the city-states of Mesopotamia thrived in the so-called “Ur III period.”. Assuming political frameworks previously abandoned in times of chaos, the rulers of the... Read Later.
