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Shamshi-ilu
Shamshi-ilu (Šamšī-ilu) was commander-in-chief of the Assyrian army from about 796 to 752 BC, boasting victories over Urartu in inscriptions that often omitted the king's name.
Shar-Kali-Sharri's campaign against the Gutians
Shar-Kali-Sharri's campaign against the Gutians was an Akkadian military expedition against the Zagros highlanders, recorded in year names claiming the capture of their king Sharlak ca. 2217–2193 BC.
Sharma-Adad I
Sharma-Adad I, also written Šarma-Adad I, was an early second-millennium king of Assyria, entry 50 of the Assyrian King List, with a recorded reign of 12 years.
Sharru-emuranni
Sharru-emuranni (Šarru-ēmuranni) was an Assyrian governor of the province of Zamua under King Sargon II in the late eighth century BC, and the year-eponym of 712 BC.
Sharrum-iter
Sharrum-iter, also spelled Šarrum-iter, is the sixth and last king of Mari in the Sumerian King List, an ancient Mesopotamian composition, with a reign of 9 years.
Shasha (queen of Lagash)
Shasha (Šaša) was a queen of Lagash in the mid-24th century BC, wife of the last ruler Urukagina and head of the estate E2-MI2 at Girsu.
Shibtu
Šibtu, also written Shibtu or Shiptu, was queen of Mari as the wife of King Zimri-Lim, active in the first half of the 18th century BC.
Shimatum
Šimatum was a princess of Mari, daughter of the last independent king Zimri-Lim, who married her and her sister Kiru to Haya-sumu, king of Ilan-ṣura, around 1774 BCE.
Shirikti-shuqamuna
Shirikti-shuqamuna, whose name means "gift of Šuqamuna", was a king of Babylon and the third and last ruler of the Bīt-Bazi dynasty, reigning only three months around 985 BC.
Shu-ilishu
Shu-ilishu (Šu-ilīšu) was the second king of the First Dynasty of Isin and son of Išbi-Erra, reigning c. 1984–1975 BC and returning the statue of the god Nanna from Anshan to Ur.
Shu-Ninua
Shu-Ninua (Šū-Ninua) was an Assyrian king, entry 54 of the Assyrian King List, who ruled 14 years and was succeeded by his sons Šarma-Adad II and Erišum III.
Shu-Sin
Šu-Suen, also written Šu-Sin, was the fourth king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, reigning 2035–2027 BC and known for the Amorite wall and the oldest love poem.
Shu-Sin's campaign against Shimashki
Shu-Sin's campaign against Shimashki was a military operation by Shu-Sin, king of Ur, in the eastern Zagros–Elam zone in his 7th regnal year, recorded in year names and statue inscriptions.
Shu-Suen of Akshak
Shu-Suen of Akshak, also written Šu-Sin, is a legendary Early Dynastic Sumerian king of Akshak, listed as the son of Išu-Il and the last of six Akshak kings.
Shu-turul
Shu-turul, also written Šu-Durul or Shudurul, was the eleventh and final king of Akkad, son and successor of Dudu, reigning 15 years, 2168–2154 BC under the Middle Chronology.
Shulgi
Shulgi, also rendered Šulgi or Dungi, was the second king of the Ur III dynasty in ancient Mesopotamia, reigning 48 years from 2094 to 2047 BC.
Shulgi hymns
The Shulgi hymns, also called the Royal hymns of Shulgi, are over twenty Sumerian royal hymns praising Shulgi, second king of the Ur III dynasty.
Shulgi-simti
Shulgi-simti (Šulgi-simtī) was a wife of King Shulgi of the Third Dynasty of Ur, known almost entirely through an economic archive of cuneiform tablets from Puzriš-Dagān recording sacrificial animals.
Shulgi's calendar reform
Shulgi's calendar reform was the promotion of a unified, Nippur-based month-name calendar across the Ur III state during the 48-year reign of Shulgi of Ur, c. 2094–2047 BC.
Shulgi's campaigns against Anshan
Shulgi's campaign against Anshan was a military expedition by Shulgi of Ur against the Elamite polity of Anshan, attested by his year name for regnal year 34.
Shulgi's campaigns against Shimashki
Shulgi's campaigns against Shimashki were the expeditions of Shulgi, second king of Ur's Third Dynasty, against Kimaš, Ḫurti, and Šimaški in the Zagros mountains of western Iran around 2047 BCE.
Shulgi's road and station system reform
Shulgi's road and station system reform reorganized the highways of the Ur III state and built way-stations for royal messengers under King Shulgi of Ur, around 2088 BC.
Shulme
Shulme (Šulme) was a Gutian king of the later 22nd century BC, known only from the Sumerian King List, which assigns him a 6-year reign.
Shulmu-beli
Šulmu-beli was a high official of the Neo-Assyrian Empire who served as deputy of the palace herald under King Sargon II, with twelve surviving letters.
Shunuhra-Ammu
Šunuḫru-ammu, also written Shunuhru-Ammu, was a ruler of the kingdom of Hana on the middle Euphrates, attested by dated tablets from Terqa and placed around 1650 BC.
Shuqurtum
Shuqurtum was one of the wives and concubines at the court of King Shulgi of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, during his reign of 2094 to 2047 BC.
Shuruppak tablets
The Shuruppak tablets, also called the Fara tablets, are over 900 clay tablets from ancient Shuruppak in southern Iraq, mostly written in the 26th century BC.
Shusharra archive
The Shusharra archive, also known as the Tell Shemshara archive, is a group of some 250 cuneiform tablets from around 1780 BC, found in Iraq.
Si'um
Si'um, also spelled Siium, was a Gutian ruler named in some recensions of the Sumerian King List as penultimate king, with a reign of 7 years.
Siege of Azekah
The siege of Azekah was the capture of the Judahite fortress city of Azekah by Sennacherib's Assyrian army in 701 BC, during his campaign against Hezekiah.