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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.
- Joshua J. Mark
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 ...
- Joshua J. Mark
Shulgi—or a member or members of his administration—introduced major reforms of the school curriculum. During his reign, scribes no longer copied the large corpus of old Sumerian myths and literary compositions created during the first part of the third millennium b.c.e., a body of work that now exists only in fragmentary form.
Dec 6, 2019 · Shulgi is not only one of the longest reigning kings of the ancient world, but also one of the most prolific in terms of his achievements. What began as the "Sumerian Renaissance" with Ur-Nammu...
Mar 11, 2019 · In his hymns, Shulgi is not only divinized and pretty much perfect, but also a master warrior. In truth, he did expand his city-state’s borders and fought against potential invaders from the north. He even avenged his father’s death by defeating his dad’s killers, the Gutians, in battle.
- Carly Silver
Nov 7, 2023 · I find Shulgi of Ur (c. 2094-2046 BCE, according to the Middle Chronology), second king of the Third Dynasty, to be an incredibly poignant figure.
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.
