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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
BM 26087 (Girsu)

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2. mu us₂ e₂ ^dnin-gubalag ki ba-a-gar Year: The foundations of the temple of Ningubalag were laid

ITT 4, 7662 (Girsu) obv. 5: mu usz 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 usz 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 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

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 us₂ e₂-^dnin-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 usz 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 us₂ e₂-^dnin-urta us₂-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 USZ e2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa x
ITT 5, 6704 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu USZ e2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa
RTC 276 (Girsu) obv. 19: mu us2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa
RTC 275 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu usz e2 {d}nin-urta us2-sa

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

5b. mu bad₃ gal e₂-an-na ba-du₃-a Year: The great wall of the Eanna Temple was built

The cdli catalogue also notes BM 026809 (Girsu), LB 575, LB 3036 as Šulgi 5.

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6. mu lugal-e giri₃ nibru^ki si bi₂-sa₂-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 cdli catalogue lists BM 100491 as Šulgi 6.

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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)

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, 474 (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 ma₂-gur₈ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂ ba-ab-du₈ 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 cdli catlogue 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 ma₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ us₂-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

9b. mu ^dnanna kar-zi-da^ki e₂-a-ni ku₄ 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 e₂-hur-sag lugal ba-du₃ 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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