Editing Shulgi (section)

===Susa===
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| header            = King Shulgi carnelian bead<br><small>({{Circa|2094}}–2047 BCE)</small>
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| caption2          = <small><sup>[[dingir|d]]</sup>nin-lil<sub>2</sub>.......................... "For [[Ninlil]]"[[File:BLANK ICON.png|20px]]</small><br><small>nin-a-ni....................... "his Lady,"</small><br><small><sup>[[dingir|d]]</sup>šul-gi.................... "Shulgi"</small><br><small>nitah kalag-ga........ "the mighty man"</small><br><small>lugal urim<sup>ki</sup>-ma..... "King of Ur"</small><br><small>lugal ki-en-................. "King of [[Sumer]]" </small><br><small>gi ki-uri-ke<sub>4</sub>..................... "and [[Akkad (city)|Akkad]],"</small><br><small>nam-ti-la-ni-še<sub>3</sub>........... "for his life"[[File:BLANK ICON.png|20px]]</small><br><small>a mu-na-ru................... "dedicated (this)"</small>
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| caption1          = <small>{{cuneiform|[[:wikt:𒀭|𒀭]]𒊩𒌆𒆤}}<br>{{cuneiform|𒎏𒀀𒉌}}<br>{{cuneiform|𒀭𒂄𒄀}}<br>{{cuneiform|𒍑𒆗𒂵}}<br>{{cuneiform|[[:wikt:𒈗|𒈗]][[Ur|𒋀𒀊𒆠]]𒈠}}<br>{{cuneiform|𒈗[[Sumer|𒆠𒂗]]<br>𒄀[[:wikt:𒌵|𒆠𒌵]]𒆤}}<br>{{cuneiform|𒉆𒋾𒆷𒉌𒂠}}<br>{{cuneiform|𒀀𒈬𒈾𒊒}}</small>
| footer            = [[Etched carnelian beads|Carnelian bead]], elongated (7 cm), [[Indus Valley civilisation|Harappan]] style, provenance unknown. Bearing a cuneiform commemorative inscription of Shulgi, dedicating the bead to the goddess Ninlil. British Museum, BM 129493<ref>"DINGIR.NIN.LILA / NIN-A-NI / DINGIR.SHUL.GI / NITA-KALAG.GA / LUGAL URI/ .KI-MA / LUGAL.KI.EN / GI KI-URI3.KI / NAM.TI.LA NI.SHE3/ A MU.NA.RU." Inscription Translation:  "To Ninlil, his lady, Shulgi, mighty man, King of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad, has dedicated (this stone) for the sake of his life." {{cite web |title=cylinder seal / bead |url=https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1512490&page=1&partId=1&searchText=1945%2C1013.37 |website=British Museum}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CDLI-Archival View |url=https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/archival_view.php?ObjectID=P227445 |website=cdli.ucla.edu}}</ref> This carnelian bead was probably imported from the Indus valley.<ref>{{cite book |title=Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus |date=2003 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-1-58839-043-1 |page=243 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8l9X_3rHFdEC&pg=PA243 |language=en}}</ref>
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Shulgi is known to have made dedications at [[Susa]], as foundation nails with his name, dedicated to god [[Inshushinak]] have been found there. One of the votive foundation nails reads: ''"The god 'Lord of Susa,' his king, Shulgi, the mighty male, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, the..., his beloved temple, built."''.<ref>{{cite web |title=CDLI-Found Texts Louvre Museum Sb 2881 |url=https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&ObjectID=P226991 |website=cdli.ucla.edu}}</ref><ref name="DTP132"/> An [[etched carnelian bead]], now located in the Louvre Museum (Sb 6627) and inscribed with a dedication by Shulgi was also found in Susa, the inscription reading: ''"[[Ningal]], his mother, Shulgi, god of his land, King of Ur, King of the four world quarters, for his life dedicated (this)"''.<ref name="DTP132"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Shulgi perle (color image) |url=https://art.rmngp.fr/fr/library/artworks/perle-au-nom-du-roi-shulgi-vouee-a-la-deesse-ningal_cornaline_perle-objet |website=Louvre Museum}}</ref>

The Ur III dynasty had held control over Susa since the demise of [[Puzur-Inshushinak]], and they built numerous buildings and temples there. This control was continued by Shulgi as shown by his numerous dedications in the city-state.<ref name="DTP746">{{cite book |last1=Potts |first1=Daniel T. |title=A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East |date=2012 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-4051-8988-0 |page=746 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7lK6l7oF_ccC&pg=PA746 |language=en}}</ref> He also engaged in marital alliances, by marrying his daughters to rulers of eastern territories, such as [[Anšan]], [[Marhashi]] and [[Bashime]].<ref name="DTP746"/>

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File:Votive tablet of Shulgi, excavated in Susa, SB 2880.jpg|Votive tablet of Shulgi, excavated in Susa: "For the goddess [[Ninhursag]] of [[Susa]], his Lady, Shulgi, the great man, King of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad, built her temple ". [[Louvre Museum]], Sb 2884.<ref>{{cite web|title=Site officiel du musée du Louvre|url=http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=car_not&idNotice=17107|website=cartelfr.louvre.fr}}</ref>
File:Foundation nail-Sb 2879-P5280608-gradient.jpg|Foundation nail dedicated by Shulgi to the [[Elam]]ite god [[Inshushinak]], found in [[Susa]]. [[Louvre Museum]]
File:Carnelian bead with dedicatory inscription by Shulgi-Sb 6627 (transcription).jpg|Carnelian bead with dedicatory inscription by Shulgi, found in [[Susa]]. Louvre Museum, Sb 6627
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