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1 day ago · The Sumerian King List offers scholars a window into how Old Babylonian kings and scribes viewed their own history, how they perceived the concept of kingship, and how they could have used it to further their own goals.
3 days ago · Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /, / ɡ ɪ l ˈ ɡ ɑː m ɛ ʃ /; Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late
5 days ago · About a century later, the Sumerian king Shulgi of the Neo-Sumerian Empire retook the city of Susa and the surrounding region.
20 hours ago · Letter to King Shulgi, Babylonia ca. 1722 BC. Shulgi, was the son of Ur-Nammu and an important king known from odes in later texts. He was the Maecenas (patron of arts) of the Sumerian language and promoted the canonization of Sumerian literature.
May 17, 2024 · Sargon, ancient Mesopotamian ruler of the 3rd millennium BCE who was one of the earliest of the world’s great empire builders, conquering all of southern Mesopotamia as well as parts of Syria, Anatolia, and Elam.
May 15, 2024 · In a praise hymn to king Shulgi of Ur, Shulgi boasts that he founded academies at Nippur and Ur where scholars would write songs praising him.
May 11, 2024 · The oldest written text of a code of law is the Code of Ur-Nammu. It was written sometime between 2100 and 2050 BCE by the Sumerian king, Ur-Nammu, or possibly by his son, Shulgi of Ur. What was the first full set of written law? The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes.
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