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Shulgi

21st-century BC Sumerian king

recorded for Shulgi and two wives Geme-Ninlila and Shulgi-simti. All three appear to have died in the year 48. Several researchers have suggest Shulgi was assassinated

Shulgi

Shulgi-simti

Shulgi-simti (fl. c. 2070 BC) was the wife or concubine of Shulgi, second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. She is known from a large number of cuneiform

Shulgi-simti

Third Dynasty of Ur

Royal dynasty in Mesopotamia

the cult, first and foremost the queen. A wife (or concubine) of Shulgi, Shulgi-simti, whose archives were unearthed in Drehem, thus initiated a foundation

Third Dynasty of Ur

Third_Dynasty_of_Ur

Nanaya

Ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love

offerings the most frequently. Records also show that queen Shulgi-simti, one of the wives of Shulgi, made offerings to many foreign or minor deities, among

Nanaya

Annunitum

Mesopotamian goddess

compares them to a pair of twins. She also points out in the archive of Shulgi-simti they effectively form a quartet with Belet-Šuḫnir and Belet-Terraban

Annunitum

Ereshkigal

Ancient Mesopotamian goddess of death and the underworld

Plurality in Ancient Magical Texts and Practices. Sharlach, T. (2007). "Shulgi-simti and the Representation of Women in Historical Sources". In Cheng, J.;

Ereshkigal

List of Mesopotamian deities

original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2021-07-28. Sharlach, Tonia (2007). "Shulgi-simti and the Representation of Women in Historical Sources". Ancient Near

List of Mesopotamian deities

List_of_Mesopotamian_deities

Nana (Bactrian goddess)

Ancient Eastern Iranian goddess

dna-na-a (𒀭𒈾𒈾𒀀), appears for the first time in cuneiform texts from the Shulgi-simti archive from Puzrish-Dagan (Drehem), dated to the Ur III period (c. 2100

Nana (Bactrian goddess)

Nana_(Bactrian_goddess)

Išḫara

Tutelary goddess of Ebla

Belet-Terraban by Shulgi-simti, a wife of Shulgi. She is well documented in the personal archive of this queen. Offerings made to her on behalf of Abī-simtī [de] alongside

Išḫara

Alla (Mesopotamian god)

Mesopotamian god

Nippur from the Ur III period pertaining to the activities of queen Shulgi-simti. In a bilingual myth (tablet KAR 4 and duplicates), mankind is created

Alla (Mesopotamian god)

Alla_(Mesopotamian_god)

Allani

Hurrian goddess of the underworld

Khabur. Offerings made to her are well documented in the archive of queen Shulgi-simti alongside these to goddesses such as Išḫara, Belet Nagar, Belet-Šuḫnir

Allani

Belet Nagar

Tutelary goddess of Nagar

reign of Shulgi, Belet Nagar received offerings in Ur alongside Išḫara. They also had a joint temple in Uruk. The queen Shulgi-simti, one of Shulgi's wives

Belet Nagar

Belet_Nagar

Ḫabūrītum

Goddess of the river Khabur

Amar-Sin. The same celebration dedicated to "Inanna-Ḫabūrītum" was held by Abi-simti in the same time period. One text records that she received various metal

Ḫabūrītum

Garšana

Ancient Mesopotamian city

Sharlach, T. M., "Sacrifice: An Overview of the Cultic Events to which the Shulgi-simti Foundation Contributed", An Ox of One's Own: Royal Wives and Religion

Garšana

Ištaran

Mesopotamian god

character was regarded as proverbial, and kings such as Gudea of Lagash and Shulgi of Ur compared themselves to him in inscriptions to present themselves as

Ištaran

Belet-Šuḫnir and Belet-Terraban

Pair of Mesopotamian goddesses

marriage between a king of Ur and a princess from the north. Shulgi-simti, a wife of Shulgi, is commonly considered a plausible candidate for this role

Belet-Šuḫnir and Belet-Terraban

Belet-Šuḫnir_and_Belet-Terraban

Ulmašītum

Mesopotamian goddess

a palace chapel. She appears in the texts from the archive of queen Shulgi-simti. Some of them mention regular offerings (sá-dug4) made to her to her

Ulmašītum

Apiak

Leiden: Brill, 2004 Sharlach, T. M., "Lives of the Wives: Nin-kalla and Shulgi-simti", An Ox of One's Own: Royal Wives and Religion at the Court of the Third

Apiak

Inanna of Zabalam

Mesopotamian goddess, hypostasis of Inanna

due to its religious and economic significance for the state. Queen Abi-simti was known for her devotion to Inanna of Zabalam, despite not originating

Inanna of Zabalam