Ashurnasirpal II 029

(1') the compassionate [god to whom it is good to pray ...];

(2') [Ashurnasirpal (II)], unrivalled king [of the world, king of all the four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of all people, chosen of the gods Enlil and] Ninurta, beloved of [the gods Anu (and) Dagān, destructive weapon of the great gods, the pious], beloved of your heart, ruler, [your favorite, whose priesthood is pleasing to your great divinity (and)] whose reign you established, [valiant] man [...] shepherdship of his land ... [...] my [kingship], my dominion, (and) my power which [...] I am capable, I am wise, [...].

(9') [(As for) the ancient city Kalḫu which Shalmaneser (I), king of] Assyria, a ruler who came before [me, had built, that city had become dilapidated (and) it laid dormant. I built that city anew. I took] people that I had conquered [from the lands over which I had gained dominion, from the land Sūḫu, (from) the land Lāqê in] its [entire]ty, from the city [Sirqu, which is at the crossing of the Euphrates River, …], many [...], the land Ḫatti [...].

(13'b) [I founded therein] the temple of the gods Enlil and Ninurta, the temple of [the god Ea and the goddess Damkina, the temple of the god Adad and the goddess Šala], the temple of the god Sîn and the goddess Gula. [...] I splendidly [decorated (them). I installed over them beams of cedar] (and) made [cedar doors. I fastened (them)] with [bronze] bands [and installed them in their gates. (...) I made ... and] erected [them to the right and] left [at the gates (...)].

(18') O future [ruler], one of the kings, [my sons, whom (the god) Aššur will name for the shepherdship of Assyria, restore] the dilapid[ated section](s) of the temples, [write your name with mine (and) return (my inscriptions)] to their places [so that (the god) Aššur … will make him achieve success in wars with kings] on the battlefield, [...] will answer a firm ‘yes’ [...] before his temple [...].

(24') [(As for the one who erases my inscription ...)] puts it in another place [..., may ...] the goddess Ištar, lady of battle and conflict, [...]