(1) Shalmaneser (III), great king, strong king, king of the world, unrivalled king, dragon, the weapon that destroys all (four) quarters (of the world), the commander of rulers everywhere, the one who has smashed all of (5) his enemies like a pot, the strong male, the merciless (and) unsparing one in battle; son of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also king of the world and king of Assyria;

(9b) the conqueror from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea, the lands Ḫatti, Luḫuti, Damascus, Lebanon, Que, Tabal, (and) Melid; the one who has seen the sources of the Tigris River and Euphrates River. To avenge Marduk-zākir-šumi, (15) I marched to the land Akkad. [I] defeated Marduk-bel-uṣāti, (his) younger brother. I entered Cutha, Babylon, (and) Borsippa, (and) presented my sacrifices to the gods of the cult centers of the land Akkad. I went down to Chaldea (and) received tribute from all of the kings of Chaldea.

(21) When the great (inner) wall of my city, Aššur, and its outer wall, which the kings, my ancestors, who came before me, had previously built - (when) those walls became dilapidated and fell into ruin, I took (25) both of them, as a single work assignment, from the Tabira Gate to the Tigris River. I delineated their area (and) reached their foundation pit(s). On solid bedrock, I built (and) completed (them) from their foundation(s) to their crenellations. <I deposited> my commemorative inscription (and) returned the commemorative inscription(s) of the kings, my ancestors, to their places.

(32) At that time, (the image of) the god Kidudu, the guardian of the wall, as well as that same wall, had become dilapidated (and) I fashioned (it) anew.

(34b) May a future ruler restore the dilapidated section(s) of the walls (and) return my inscription to its place. (The god) Aššur will (then) listen to his prayers.

(37) The name of the great (inner) wall is “Whose Brilliance Covers the Land.” The name of its outer wall is “Who Convulses the Regions.” The god Ulay is the guardian of his city (and) the god Kidudu is the guardian of his wall. The name of the Tabira Gate is “Entrance for All of the Lands through the Strong Wall.”

(41) “Controller of Rulers” is (the name of) the Tabira Gate. “Favorable (for the passage) of Its Troops” (and) “The King’s Entrance” are (are the names) the Step Gate. “Founder of the Excellent (Throne)” is (the name of) the Ziggurat Gate. “(The god) Aššur Subdues the Perverse” is (the name of) the Aššur Gate. “Noble Is the King’s Bull Colossus” is (the name of) the Statue Gate. “The God Šamaš Defeats the Rebellious” is (the name of) the [Šamaš] Gate. (45) “Provider of Best Beer for the Gods” is (the name of) the ... River Gate. “It Is Taboo to the Insubmissive” is (the name of) the Tiserri Gate.