Amar-Sin
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Amar-Sin initially misread as Bur-Sin, was the third ruler of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He succeeded Shulgi, who might have been his father. His name translates to 'bull calf of the moon-god'. The name
An architectural foundation-nail figurine depicting king Amar-Sin himself carrying the builder's wicker traybasket, and a cuneiform dedication tablet of Amar-Sin
Statue fragment bearing incised cuneiform inscription of Amar-Sin, c. 2046–2038 BC. Neo-Sumerian.
Stamped mud-brick of Amar-Sin
Fired clay brick stamped with the name of Amar-Sin, Ur III, from Eridu. British Museum.
Shu-Sin
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Shu-Sin, also Šu-Suen was king of Sumer and Akkad, and was the fourth king of the Ur III dynasty. He succeeded Amar-Sin, who might have been his father, and reigned c. 2037 – c. 2028 BC.
Amar-Sin
…administrative documentation from Amar-Sin's reign suggests that in his final years, he was confronted with some internal strife, and it is likely that Shu-Sin was behind an effort to ovethrow him. The imperial guard, the agà-ús, were replaced in Amar-Sin's seventh year with a unit called the gàr-du, often the…
5-mina weight with the name of Shu-Sin, with his regnal titles, from Girsu, Louvre Museum
Door socket inscribed with the name of Shu-Sin, king of Ur, Ur III. From Mesopotamia, Erbil Civilization Museum.
Inscription with the name of Shu-Sin
Seal of Shu-Sin: "Shu-sin, the Great King, King of Ur, King of the four world quarters..."