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~2050 BCE

·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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Šu-Suen 32 / CDLI Seals 000542 (CDLI Seals 000542 (composite))

(1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters presented this (seal) to Babati, the archivist, the royal comptroller, the military governor of Maškan-šarrum, the governor of Awal, the administrator of ..., the canal inspector of the irrigated lands, ... Belat-suḫnir and Belat-terraban, the brother of Abi-simti, his beloved mother, his servant.

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Šu-Suen 32 / CDLI Seals 000542 (CDLI Seals 000542 (composite))

Šu-Suen 33

Šu-Suen 35add

Šulgi 01

Šulgi 02

Šulgi 04

Šulgi 05

Šulgi 07

Šulgi 08

Šulgi 102add (J.E. Reade -- J. Taylor, Beads of Possible Indus Origin with Sumerian Royal Inscriptions, in D. Frenez et al., eds., Walking with the Unicorn ..., Oxford: Archeopress, 527.)

Šulgi 11

Šulgi 14

Šulgi 17

Šulgi 18

Šulgi 19

Šulgi 2002 / CDLI Seals 005446 (CDLI Seals 005446 (composite))

Šulgi 2003 / CDLI Seals 005448 (CDLI Seals 005448 (composite))

Šulgi 2004

Šulgi 2005 / CDLI Seals 002410 (CDLI Seals 002410 (composite))

Šulgi 2006 / CDLI Seals 000202 (CDLI Seals 000202 (composite))

Šulgi 2007 / CDLI Seals 005806 (CDLI Seals 005806 (composite))

Šulgi 2008 / CDLI Seals 006160 (CDLI Seals 006160 (composite))

Šulgi 2009 / CDLI Seals 002631 (CDLI Seals 002631 (composite))

Šulgi 2010

Šulgi 2011

Šulgi 2012

Šulgi 2013 / CDLI Seals 005814 (CDLI Seals 005814 (composite))

Šulgi 2014 / CDLI Seals 005812 (CDLI Seals 005812 (composite))

Šulgi 2015 / CDLI Seals 005811 (CDLI Seals 005811 (composite))

Šulgi 2016 / CDLI Seals 005810 (CDLI Seals 005810 (composite))

Šulgi 2017 / CDLI Seals 005813 (CDLI Seals 005813 (composite))

Šulgi 2018 / CDLI Seals 005850 (CDLI Seals 005850 (composite))

Šulgi 2019 / CDLI Seals 005787 (CDLI Seals 005787 (composite))

Šulgi 2021 / CDLI Seals 006165 (CDLI Seals 006165 (composite))

Šulgi 2022 / CDLI Seals 006157 (CDLI Seals 006157 (composite))

Šulgi 2024 / CDLI Seals 005485 (CDLI Seals 005485 (composite))

Šulgi 2025 / CDLI Seals 006347 (CDLI Seals 006347 (physical))

Šulgi 2026 / CDLI Seals 005809 (CDLI Seals 005809 (composite))

Šulgi 2027 / CDLI Seals 005837 (CDLI Seals 005837 (composite))

Šulgi 2028 / CDLI Seals 006174 (CDLI Seals 006174 (composite))

Šulgi 2029 / CDLI Seals 006150 (CDLI Seals 006150 (composite))

Šulgi 2030

Šulgi 2033

Šulgi 2034

Šulgi 2035

Šulgi 2036

Šulgi 2037 / CDLI Seals 006348 (CDLI Seals 006348 (physical))

Šulgi 2038 / CDLI Seals 006349 (CDLI Seals 006349 (physical))

Šulgi 2039 / CDLI Seals 006350 (CDLI Seals 006350 (physical))

Šulgi 2040 / CDLI Seals 006351 (CDLI Seals 006351 (physical))