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: Ištaran 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: Nummušda 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 Anšan 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 Anšan 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 Anšan 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: Anšan 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: Anšan 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 Lagaš)

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 Puzriš-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 Puzriš-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 Puzriš-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 Puzriš-Dagan was built
42b. mu lugal-e ša-aš-ru-um^ki mu-hul
Year: The king destroyed Šašrum

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43a. mu us₂-sa ša-aš-ru-um^ki ba-hul
Year after the year: Šašrum 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: Kimaš 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: Kimaš 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, Kimaš, Hurti and their territories were destroyed in a single day
48c. mu ki-maš^ki a-ra₂ 2-kam ba-hul
Year: Kimaš was destroyed for the second time
48d. mu 2-kam ha-ar-ši^ki ba-hul
Year: Harši 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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