Shulgi of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He reigned for 48 years, from c. 2094 β c. 2046 BC. His accomplishments include the completion of construction of the Great Ziggurat of Ur,
Cylinder seal of Shulgi. The inscription reads "To Nuska, supreme minister of Enlil, his king, for the life of Shulgi, strong hero, King of Ur, King of Sumer and Akkad, Ur-Nanibgal, governor of Nippur, son of Lugal-engardug, governor of Nippur, dedicated this." Louvre Museum.
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Portraits of Shulgi from his Nuska seal. Louvre Museum
MarhaΕ‘i was an important ancient Near East polity situated in the region near Elam. It is generally assumed, though not certain, that the ParaαΈ«Ε‘um/BaraαΈ«Ε‘um of the Akkadian Empire period referred to Ma
Account of the victories of Rimush, king of Akkad, over Abalgamash, king of MarhaΕ‘i, and upon Elamite cities. Louvre Museum AO5476. In several inscriptions, Rimush described his conquest of Elam and Marhashi far to the east of Sumer, even mentioning victories over troops of Meluhha.
Prisoner of the Akkadian Empire, nude, fettered, drawn by nose ring, with pointed beard and vertical braid. Fragment of a vase possibly from Warka, ancient Uruk. Louvre museum.
The area of Jiroft and the Jiroft culture may correspond to the ancient country of Marhashi.