A Tigi for Šulgi (Šulgi L)
A Tigi for Šulgi (Šulgi L) (ETCSL 2.4.2.12)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
5 pages
About This Book
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Šulgi of Ur was not a ruler who asked for obedience. He commanded it through the sheer force of his presence and his capacity for destruction. Read this text to understand how a king used poetry and music to project his terror across foreign borders.