Adad-nerari III 2002

(1) To the god Nabû, the heroic (and) exalted one, the son of Esagil, the wise (and) splendid one, the mighty ruler, the heir of the god Nudimmud — whose command is supreme — the one who is skilled in the arts, the one who oversees all of heaven and netherworld, the expert in everything, the wise one who can write (lit. “holder of the tablet stylus”), the learned one of the scribal art(s), the merciful (and) judicious one (5) who has the power to depopulate (and) repopulate (a country), the beloved of the god Enlil — the lord of lords, whose might has no rival, without whom there can be no order in heaven — the merciful (and) compassionate one whose benevolence is good, the one who dwells in Ezida — which is in the city Kalḫu — the great lord, his lord:

(8b) For the life of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, his lord, and (for) the life of Semiramis, the palace woman, his lady, Bēl-tarṣi-ilumma, the governor of the city Kalḫu (and) the lands Ḫamedê, Sirgana, Temeni, (and) Yaluna, made (this statue) and dedicated (it) for his life so that his days might be long, his years be many, (for) the well-being of his family (lit. “house”) and people, (and) that he might not become ill.

(12b) Whoever you are, after (me), trust in the god Nabû! Do not trust in another god!