Šulgi

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1. mu šul-gi lugal
Year : Šulgi is king
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2. mu us₂ e₂ ^dnin-gubalag ki ba-a-gar
Year: The foundations of the temple of Ningubalag were laid
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3. mu šul-gi lugal uri₂^ki-ma-ke₄ ^gešgu-za za-gin₃ ^den-lil₂-ra i-na-ku₄-ra
Year : Šulgi, the king of Ur, brought in a lapis throne for Enlil
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4. mu us₂ e₂-^dnin-urta ki ba-a-gar
Year: The foundations of the temple of Ninurta were established
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5a. mu us₂ e₂-^dnin-urta us₂-sa
Year after: The foundations of the temple of Ninurta were established
5b. mu bad₃ gal e₂-an-na ba-du₃-a
Year: The great wall of the Eanna Temple was built
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6. mu lugal-e giri₃ nibru^ki si bi₂-sa₂-a Year: The king straightened out the Nippur road

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7. mu lugal-e uri₂^ki-ta nibru^ki-še₃ šu in-nigin₂ Year: The king made a round trip between Ur and Nippur (in one day)

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8. mu ma₂-gur₈ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂ ba-ab-du₈ Year: The magur-boat of Ninlil was caulked

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9a. mu ma₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ us₂-sa Year: The year after the boat of Ninlil …

9b. mu ^dnanna kar-zi-da^ki e₂-a-ni ku₄ Year: Nanna of Karzida was brought into his temple

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10. mu e₂-hur-sag lugal ba-du₃ Year: The royal mountain-house (the palace) was built

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11. mu ^dištaran bad₃-an^ki der^ki e₂-a-na ba-ku₄ Year: Ishtaran of Der was brought into his temple

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12. mu ^dnu-muš-da ka-zal-lu^ki e₂-a-na ba-ku₄ Year: Nummushda of Kazallu was brought into his temple

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13. mu e₂-hal-bi lugal ba-du₃ Year: The royal ice-house was built

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14. mu ^dnanna nibru^ki e₂-a ba-ku₄ Year: Nanna of Nippur was brought into (his) temple

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15. mu en-nir-si₂-an-na en-^dnanna maš₂-e i₃-pa₃ Year: En-nirza-ana, the en-priestess of Nanna, was chosen by extispicy

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16. mu ^gešna₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂ ba-dim₂ Year: The bed of Ninlil was made

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17a. mu ^gešna₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂ us₂-sa Year: The year after the bed of Ninlil was made

17b. mu en-nir-si₂-an-na en-^dnanna ba-hun-ga₂ Year: En-nirzi-ana, the en-priestess of Nanna, was installed

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18. mu li₂-wir-mi-ta₂-šu dumu-munus lugal nam-nin mar-ha-ši^ki-še₃ ba-il₂ Year: Liwwir-mit,t,ašu, the daughter of the king, was elevated to the queenship of Marhashi

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19. mu EZENxKU₃^ki bad₃^ki ki-be₂ ba-ab-gi₄ Year: … was restored

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20a. mu ^dnin-hur-sag-ga2 nu-tur e₂-a-na ba-an-ku₄: Year: "Ninhursaga of Nutur was brought into her temple"

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20b. mu dumu uri₂^ki-ma lu₂ ^gešgid₂-še₃ ka ba-ab-keš₂: Year: "The men of Ur were conscripted as lancers"

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21a. mu ^dnin-urta ensi₂ gal ^den-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ eš-bar kin ba-an-du₁₁-ga a-ša₃ nig₂-ka₉ ^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-ra si bi₂-in-sa₂-sa₂-a: Year: Ninurta, the ensi-gal of Enlil, having pronounced an oracle, (Šulgi) reorganized the fields and accounts of Enlil and Ninlil

21b. mu ^dnin-urta ensi₂ gal ^den-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ e₂ ^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ eš-bar kin ba-an-du₁₁-ga ^dšul-gi lugal uri₅^ki-ma-ke₄ gan₂ nig₂-ka₉ ša₃ e₂ ^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ si bi₂-sa₂-a: Year: Ninurta, the ensi-gal of Enlil, having pronounced an oracle in the temples of Enlil and Ninlil, Šulgi, the king of Ur, reorganized the fields and accounts belonging to the temples of Enlil and Ninlil

21c. mu BAD₃-AN^ki (= Der) ba-hul: Year: Der was destroyed

21d. mu nig₂-ka₉ ak al-la: Year: The accounting of the hoes

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22a. mu us₂-sa ^dnin-urta ensi₂ gal ^den-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ e₂-^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ eš-bar kin ba-an-du₁₁-ga ^dšul-gi lugal uri₂^ki-ma-ke₄ gan₂ nig₂-ka₉ ša₃ e₂ ^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ si bi₂-sa₂-a: Year after the year: Ninurta, the ensi-gal of Enlil, having pronounced an oracle in the temples of Enlil and Ninlil, Šulgi, the king of Ur, reorganized the fields and accounts belonging to the temples of Enlil and Ninlil

22b. mu us₂-sa bad₃-an^ki der^ki ba-hul: Year after the year: Der was destroyed

22c. mu nig₂-ka₉ ak al-la-ke₄ mu us₂-sa-bi: Year after: The accounting of the hoes

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23a. mu us₂-sa nig₂-ka₉-ak al-la-ka mu us₂-sa-bi: Two years after : The accounting of the hoes

23b. mu ^dšul-gi lugal-e a₂ mah ^den-lil₂ sum-ma-ni …: Year: Šulgi, the king, having been granted great power by Enlil, …

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24. mu kar₂-har^ki ba-hul: Year: Karahar was destroyed

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25a. mu us₂-sa kar₂-har^ki ba-hul: Year after the year: Karahar was destroyed

25b. mu si-mu-ru-um^ki ba-hul: Year: Simurrum was destroyed

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26a. mu us₂-sa si-mu-ru-um^ki ba-hul: Year after: Simurrum was destroyed

26b. mu si-mu-ru-um^ki a-ra₂ 2-kam-ma-aš ba-hul: Year: Simurrum was destroyed a second time

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27a. mu šul-gi nita kal-ga lugal an ub-da limmu₂-ba-ke₄ si-mu-ur₄-um^ki a-ra₂ 2-kam-aš mu-hul-a mu us₂-sa-bi: Year after: "Šulgi the strong man, the king of the four corners of the universe, destroyed Simurrum for the second time"

27b. mu ha-ar-ši^ki ba-hul: Year: "Harszi was destroyed"

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28a. mu en nam-šita₄ ^dšul-gi-ra-ke₄ ba-gub-ba-še₃ šud₃-sag en-^den-ki eridu^ki-ga dumu šul-gi nita kal-ga lugal uri₂^ki-ma lugal an ub-da limmu₂-ba-ke₄ ba-a-hun: Year: The šita-priest-who-piously-intercedes-for-Šulgi, the son of Šulgi, the strong man, the king of Ur, the king of the four corners of the universe, was installed as en-priest of Enki in Eridu

28b. mu en-nam-šita₄ ^dšul-gi-ra-ke₄ ba-gub en-^den-ki eridu^ki-ga dumu ^dšul-gi nita kal-ga lugal uri₂^ki-ma lugal an ub-da limmu₂-ba-ka ba-a-hun: Year: The šita-priest-who-intercedes-for-Šulgi, the son of Šulgi, the strong man, the king of Ur, the king of the four corners of the universe, was installed as en-priest of Enki in Eridu

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29. mu us₂-sa en nam-šita₄ ^dšul-gi-ra-ke₄ ba-gub-ba-še₃ šud₃-sag en-^den-ki eridu^ki-ga dumu šul-gi nita kal-ga lugal uri₂^ki-ma lugal an ub-da limmu₂-ba-ke₄ ba-a-hun: Year after the year: The šita-priest-who-piously-intercedes-for-Šulgi, the son of Šulgi, the strong man, the king of Ur, the king of the four corners of the universe, was installed as en-priest of Enki in Eridu

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30a. mu dumu-munus lugal ensi₂ an-ša-an^ki-ke₄ ba-an-tuku: Year: The governor of Anshan took the the king's daughter into marriage

30b. mu dumu-munus lugal ensi₂ an-ša-an^ki-ke₄ ba-an-du: Year: The governor of Anshan took the the king's daughter into marriage

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31a. mu us₂-sa dumu-munus lugal ensi₂ an-ša-an^ki-ke₄ ba-an-tuku Year after the year: The governor of Anshan took the the king's daughter into marriage

31b. mu kar₂-har^ki a-ra₂ 2-kam-aš ba-hul Year: Karhar was destroyed for the second time

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32. mu si-mu-ru-um^ki a-ra₂ 3-kam-aš ba-hul Year: Simurrum was destroyed for the third time

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33a. mu us₂-sa si-mu-ru-um^ki a-ra₂ 3-kam-aš ba-hul Year after the year: Simurrum was destroyed for the third time

33b. mu kar₂-har^ki a-ra₂ 3-kam-aš ba-hul Year: Karhar was destroyed for the third time

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34a. mu us₂-sa kar₂-har^ki a-ra₂ 3-kam-aš ba-hul Year after the year: Karhar was destroyed for the third time

34b. mu us₂-sa a-ra₂ 3-kam-aš si-mu-ru-um^ki ba-hul mu us₂-sa-bi Second year after the year: Simurrum was destroyed for the third time

34c. mu an-ša-an^ki ba-hul Year: Anshan was destroyed

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35. mu us₂-sa an-ša-an^ki ba-hul Year after the year: Anshan was destroyed

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36a. mu us₂-sa an-ša-an^ki ba-hul mu us₂-sa-bi Second year after the year: Anshan was destroyed

36b. mu ^dnanna ga-eš^ki e₂-ba-a ba-ku₄ Year: Nanna of Gaeš was brought into his temple

36c. (Drehem) mu ^dnanna kar-zi-da^ki a-ra₂ 2-kam-aš e₂-a-na ba-an-ku₄ Year: Nanna of Karzida was for the second time brought into his temple (formula used in Drehem)

36d. (Lagash) mu ^dnanna kar-zi-da^ki e₂-a-na ba-an-ku₄ Year: Nanna of Karzida was brought into his temple (formula used in Lagash)

36e. (Nippur) mu ^dnanna kar-zi-da^ki a-ra₂ 2-kam-ma-še₃ e₂-a-na ba-an-ku₄ Year: Nanna of Karzida was for the second time brought into his temple (formula used in Nippur)

36f. (Umma) mu ^dnanna kar-zi-da^ki a-ra₂ 2-kam e₂-a-na ba-an-ku₄ Year: Nanna of Karzida was for the second time brought into his temple (formula used in Umma)

36g. (Ur) mu ^dnanna kar-zi-da^ki e₂-nun-na-še₃ agrun-na-še₃ Year: Nanna of Karzida (was brought into the temple) Enunna (in Ur)

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37a. mu us₂-sa ^dnanna kar-zi-da^ki a-ra₂ 2-kam e₂-a-na ba-an-ku₄ Year after the year: Nanna of Karzida was for the second time brought into his temple

37b. mu ^dnanna u₃ ^dšul-gi lugal-e bad₃ ma-da mu-du₃ Year: Nanna and Šulgi the king built the wall of the land

37c. mu bad₃ ma-da ba-du₃ Year: The wall of the land was built

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38. mu us₂-sa bad₃ ma-da ba-du₃ Year after the year: The wall of the land was built

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39a. mu us₂-sa bad₃ ma-da ba-du₃ mu us₂-sa-bi Second year after the year: The wall of the land was built

39b. mu ^dšul-gi lugal uri₂^ki-ma-ke₄ lugal an ub-da limmu₂-ba-ke₄ e₂-|PU₃.SZA|-iš-^dda-gan^ki e₂-^dšul-gi-ra mu-du₃ Year: Šulgi, king of Ur, king of the four quarters, built the temple of Puzrish-Dagan / the temple of Šulgi

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40. mu us₂-sa e₂-|PU₃.SZA|-iš-^dda-gan^ki ba-du₃-a : Year after the year: The temple of Puzrish-Dagan was built

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41. mu us₂-sa e₂-|PU₃.SZA|-iš-^dda-gan^ki ba-du₃-a mu us₂-sa-a-bi Second year after the year: The temple of Puzrish-Dagan was built

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42a. mu us₂-sa e₂-|PU₃.SZA|-iš-^dda-gan^ki ba-du₃-a mu us₂-sa-a-ba mu us₂-sa-a-bi Third year after the year: The temple of Puzrish-Dagan was built

42b. mu lugal-e ša-aš-ru-um^ki mu-hul Year: The king destroyed Shashrum

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43a. mu us₂-sa ša-aš-ru-um^ki ba-hul Year after the year: Shashrum was destroyed

43b. mu en-ubur-zi-an-na en-^dnanna maš-e maš₂-e i₃-pa₃ Year: Enuburzianna was chosen as en-priestess of Nanna by means of the omens

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44a. mu us₂-sa en-^dnanna maš-e maš₂-e i₃-pa₃ Year after the year: The en-priestess of Nanna was chosen by means of the omens

44b. mu si-mu-ru-um^ki u₃ lu-lu-bu-um/bum₂^ki a-ra₂ 1(u) la₂ 1(asz@45)-kam-aš ba-hul Year: Simurrum and Lullubum were destroyed for the ninth time

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45a. mu us₂-sa si-mu-ru-um^ki u₃ lu-lu-bu-um^ki a-ra₂ 9-kam-aš ba-hul Year after the year: Simurrum and Lullubum were destroyed for the ninth time

45b. mu ^dšul-gi nita kal-ga lugal uri₂^ki-ma lugal an ub-da limmu₂-ba-ke₄ ur-bi2-lum^ki si-mu-ru-um^ki lu-lu-bu^ki u₃ kar₂-har^ki 1-še₃ sag-du-bi šu-bur₂-a bi₂-ra-a / im-mi-ra Year: Šulgi, the strong man, the king of Ur, the king of the four quarters, smashed the heads of Urbilum, Simurrum, Lullubum and Karhar in a single campaign

45c. mu si-mu-ru-um^ki lu-lu-bu^ki a-ra₂ 9-kam ba-hul Year: Simurrum and Lullubum were destroyed for the ninth time

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46a. mu us₂-sa ur-bi₂-lum^ki ba-hul Year after the year: Urbilum was destroyed

46b. mu ^dšul-gi nita kal-ga lugal uri₂^ki-ma lugal an ub-da limmu₂-ba-ke₄ ki-maš^ki hu-ur₅-ti^ki u₃ ma-da-bi u₄ 1-a mu-hul Year: Šulgi, the strong man, the king of Ur, the king of the four quarters, destroyed Kimaš, Hurti and their territories in a single day

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47a. mu us₂-sa ki-maš^ki ba-hul Year after the year: Kimash was destroyed

47b. mu ^dšul-gi nita kal-ga lugal uri₂^ki-ma lugal an ub-da limmu₂-ba-ke₄ ki-maš^ki hu-ur₅-ti^ki u₃ ma-da-bi u₄ 1-a mu-hul-a mu us₂-sa-bi Year after the year: Šulgi, the strong man, the king of Ur, the king of the four quarters, destroyed Kimaš, Hurti and their territories in a single day

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48a. mu us₂-sa ki-maš^ki ba-hul mu us₂-sa-a-bi Second year after the year: Kimash was destroyed

48b. mu ha-ar-ši^ki ki-maš^ki hu-ur₅-ti^ki u₃ ma-da-bi u₄ 1-bi ba-hul Year: Harshi, Kimash, Hurti and their territories were destroyed in a single day

48c. mu ki-maš^ki a-ra₂ 2-kam ba-hul Year: Kimash was destroyed for the second time

48d. mu 2-kam ha-ar-ši^ki ba-hul Year: Harshi was destroyed for the second time

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Sigrist, René Marcel. 1984. Les sattukku dan l'Ešumeša durant la période d'Isin et Larsa. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 11. Malibu: Undena Publications.

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