====== Šulgi: years 1-10 ======

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**1. mu šul-gi lugal**: 
Year:  "Šulgi is king"  

  * RTC 273 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu szul-gi lugal

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**2. mu us<sub>2</sub> e<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>nin-gubalag ki ba-a-gar**:  
Year:  "The foundations of the temple of Ningubalag were laid" 

  * ITT 4, 7662 (Girsu) obv. 5: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-gubalag? ba-gar
  * ITT 5, 6737 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-gubalag ki ba-a-gar
  * MVN 7, 28 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-gubalag ki ba-a-gar 
  * MVN 7, 64 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-gubalag ba-a-gar
  * RTC 271 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-gubalag ki ba-a-gar

RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 18) identifies this as Ur-Namma year ‘o’.

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**3. mu šul-gi lugal uri<sub>2</sub><sup>ki</sup>-ma-ke<sub>4</sub> <sup>geš</sup>gu-za za-gin<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>en-lil<sub>2</sub>-ra i-na-ku<sub>4</sub>-ra**:  
Year:  "Šulgi, the king of Ur, brought in a lapis throne for Enlil"  

  * Iraq 22, pl. 20 6 NT 382 (Nippur) obv. 1- rev. 2: mu szul-gi lugal# uri5{ki}-ma#-ke4 [...] [{gesz}]gu-za za-gin3 {d}en-lil2#-ra i3-na-kux(KWU636)!-ra e2 [...]-zi
  * CUNES 52-18-126 (Nippur)

RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 94) identifies this as Shulgi year 2.

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**4. mu us<sub>2</sub> e<sub>2</sub>-<sup>d</sup>nin-urta ki ba-a-gar**:  
Year:  "The foundations of the temple of Ninurta were established"  

  * MVN 7, 482 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-urta ki ba-a-gar
  * RTC 274 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-urta ki ba-a-gar
  * RTC 276 (Girsu) obv. 18: mu us2 {d}nin-urta-ta
  * LB 2460 

RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 94) identifies this as Shulgi year 5.

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**5a. mu us<sub>2</sub> e<sub>2</sub>-<sup>d</sup>nin-urta us<sub>2</sub>-sa**: 
Year after:  "The foundations of the temple of Ninurta were established"  

  * LB 48 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu us2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa
  * MVN 7, 57 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu us2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa
  * MVN 7, 58 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa
  * MVN 7, 513 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu us2-sa e2 {d}nin#-urta ki ba-a-gar
  * MVN 10, 246 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa x
  * ITT 5, 6704 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa
  * RTC 276 (Girsu) obv. 19: mu us2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa
  * RTC 275 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu us2 e2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa

RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 95) identifies this as Shulgi year 6b.

**5b. mu bad<sub>3</sub> gal e<sub>2</sub>-an-na ba-du<sub>3</sub>-a**: 
Year:  "The great wall of the Eanna Temple was built"  

Also read as mu |BAD<sub>3</sub>.GAL.AN|[<sup>ki</sup> ...]

The catalogue also notes LB 575 as Šulgi 5.

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**6. mu lugal-e giri<sub>3</sub> nibru<sup>ki</sup> si bi<sub>2</sub>-sa<sub>2</sub>-a**:  
Year:  "The king straightened out the Nippur road"  

RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 95) identifies this as Shulgi year 7a.

Note in addition,
  * MVN 7, 92 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu us2-sa e2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa

The catalogue lists BM 100491 as Šulgi 6.

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**7. mu lugal-e uri<sub>2</sub><sup>ki</sup>-ta nibru<sup>ki</sup>-še<sub>3</sub> šu in-nigin<sub>2</sub>**: 
Year:  "The king made a round trip between Ur and Nippur (in one day)"  

  * RA 65, 19 1 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu lugal-e uri5{ki}-ta
  * RA 65, 19 2 (Girsu) obv. 5: mu lugal-e in-nigin2
  * RA 65, 19 3 (Girsu) obv. 7: [mu lugal]-e in-nigin2
  * RA 65, 20 4 (Girsu) obv. 7: mu [lugal]-e uri5{ki}-ta
  * RA 65, 20 5 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu lugal-e in-nigin2
  * RA 65, 20 6 (Girsu) obv. 5: mu lugal-e szu! in-nigin2
  * MVN 7, 476 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu lugal szu!(TUG2) in-gur4
  * MVN 7, 477 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu lugal-e szu in-gur4
  * MVN 6, 568 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu lugal-e szu in-gur4
  * MVN 7, 29 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu lugal-e szu in-gur!(SI)
  * RTC 272 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu lugal-e {d}nibru{ki}-ta
  * RTC 276 (Girsu) obv. 20: mu lugal-e szu in-nigin2-sze3
  * RTC 277 (Girsu) rev. 1: mu lugal-e uri5{ki}-ta nibru{ki}-sze3 [i3?]-nigin2
  * RTC 278 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu szul-gi lugal-e uri5{ki}-ta nibru{ki}-[sze3]
  * RTC 279 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu lugal-e szu i3-nigin2
  * RTC 280 (Girsu) rev. 1: mu# lugal-e uri5{ki}-ta
  * ITT 5, 6820 (Girsu) rev. 6: [mu] lugal-e in#-nigin2

RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 95) identifies this as Shulgi year 7b.

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**8. mu ma<sub>2</sub>-gur<sub>8</sub> <sup>d</sup>nin-lil<sub>2</sub>-la<sub>2</sub> ba-ab-du<sub>8</sub>**: 
Year:  "The //magur//-boat of Ninlil was caulked"  

  * ASJ 2, 16 44 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu ma2-gur8 {d}nin-lil2 ba-ab-du8
  * RTC 281 (Girsu) rev. 1: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 ba-ab-du8 (also obv. 4, 11; rev. 7)
  * ITT 5, 6703 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 ba-du8
  * ITT 5, 6711 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 ba-du8
  * ITT 5, 6713 (Girsu) rev. 10: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 ba-du8
  * ITT 5, 6725 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 ba-du8
  * ITT 5, 6819 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 ba-du8
  * RA 65, 20 7 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 ba-du8
  * RA 65, 20 8 (Girsu) obv. 3: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 ba-du8
  * MVN 7, 388 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 ba-du8
  * MVN 7, 510 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 ba-ab-du8

The catalogue also includes the following without transcriptions: CBCY 3, p. 198, NBC 5429 (Girsu).

RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 95) also identifies this as Shulgi year 8.

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**9a. mu ma<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>nin-lil<sub>2</sub>-la<sub>2</sub>-ke<sub>4</sub> us<sub>2</sub>-sa**: 
Year after:  "The boat of Ninlil (was caulked)"  

  * DCS 49 (Girsu) rev. 6: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 us2-sa
  * ITT 5, 6805 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu [ma2] {d}nin-lil2 us2-sa
  * MVN 6, 7 (Girsu) rev. 7: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 us2-sa
  * MVN 6, 82 (Girsu) rev. 7: [mu ma2 {d}]nin-lil2-la2 [... us2]-sa
  * MVN 6, 143 (Girsu) rev.8: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 us2#-[sa]
  * MVN 7, 61 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 us2-sa
  * MVN 7, 62 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 us2-sa
  * MVN 7, 394 (Girsu) rev. 8: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 us2-sa
  * MVN 7, 405 (Girsu) rev. 8: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-ke4 us2-sa
  * MVN 7, 421 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 us2-sa
  * MVN 7, 487 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 us2-sa
  * RTC 282 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-la2-ke4 us2-sa
  * RTC 283 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 us2-sa
  * BM 15729 (Girsu) mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2 us2-sa

**9b. mu <sup>d</sup>nanna kar-zi-da<sup>ki</sup> e<sub>2</sub>-a-ni ku<sub>4</sub>**: 
Year:  "Nanna of Karzida was brought into his temple"  

Note this year name is readily mistaken for abbreviated forms of Shulgi 36.

RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 95) also identifies this as Shulgi year 9.

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**10. mu e<sub>2</sub>-hur-sag lugal ba-du<sub>3</sub>**:  
Year:  "The royal mountain-house (the palace) was built"  

  * Babyloniaca 08, HG 01 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu e2 hur-sag ba-du3
  * ITT 5, 6702, rev. 3: mu e2-hur-sag ba-du3
  * ITT 5, 6716 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu e2-hur-sag <ba>-du3
  * ITT 5, 6738 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu e2-hur-sag ba-du3
  * ITT 5, 6809 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu e2-hur-sag ba-du3
  * ITT 5, 6813 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu e2-hur-sag ba-du3
  * ITT 5, 6825 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu e2-hur-sag ba-du3
  * ITT 5, 6827 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu e2-hur-sag ba-du3
  * MVN 6, 348 (Girsu) rev. 17: [mu e2 hur]-sag ba-du3
  * MVN 7, 27 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu e2 hur-sag ba-du3
  * MVN 7 456 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu e2 hur-sag ba-du3
  * RTC 284 (Girsu) rev. 6: mu e2 hur-sag ba-du3
  * RTC 285 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu e2 hur-sag-ta
  * AAICAB 1/3, pl. 183, Bod A 20 (Girsu) rev. 17: mu e2 hur-sag ba-du3

RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 95) also identifies this as Shulgi year 10.

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