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Simat-Ištaran (also Šāt-Eštar) was a daughter of a king of the Ur-III Dynasty at the end of the third millennium BC. It is uncertain exactly which Ur III ruler was her father though
Shulgi Shulgi ( dšul-gi,(died c. 2046 BC) formerly read as Dungi) of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He reigned for 48 years, from (Middle Chronology). His accomplishments include the completion of construction of the Great ...
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Shu-Sin Shu-Sin, also Šu-Suen (: '' DŠu D Sîn'', after the Moon God Sîn", the "𒀭" being a silent honorific for "Divine", formerly read Gimil-Sin) (died c. 2028 BC) was king of Sumer and Akkad, and was the fourth king of the Ur III dynasty. He su ...
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Amar-Sin Amar-Sin (: '' DAmar D Sîn'', "calf of Sîn", the "𒀭" being a silent honorific for "Divine"),(died c. 2037 BC) initially misread as Bur-Sin (c. 2046–2037 BC) middle chronology, was the third ruler of the Ur III Dynasty. He succeeded his fa ...
have been suggested. Simat-Ištaran is mainly known from cuneiform texts coming from Garšana. According to those texts she was married to the general and physician Ŝu-Kabta. This connection is never explicitly mentioned within the texts, but can be inferred. This marriage documents how the Ur-III Dynasty kings married family members to various important people in the empire. After the death of her husband, Simat-Ištaran inherited his estate and continued to manage it alone.Alexandra Kleinerman: ''Doctor Šu-Kabta’s Family Practice'', in: A. Kleinerman and J. M Sasson (Hrsg.): ''Why should someone who knows something conceal it ? Cuneiform studies in honor of David I. Owen''. Bethesda, ISBN 978-1-934309-30-8, p. 180.


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