(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, chosen of (the god) Aššur, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, true shepherd, loved one of the goddess Ištar, subduer of the land Qutû to (is) full extent; son of Shalmaneser (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur; (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur.

(15) At that time, (as for) the temple of the Assyrian Ištar, my lady, which Ilu-šūma, my ancestor, the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, a king who came before me, had previously built, 720 years had passed (and) that temple had become dilapidated and old.

(33) At that time, at the beginning of my reign, I cleared away its dilapidated section(s) (and) I reached its foundation pit. I built Eme, “Temple of Cultic Rubrics,” her joyful dwelling, the shrine, her voluptuous dais, (and) the awesome sanctuary, which (I made) more outstanding than before, and made (that temple) as beautiful as a heavenly dwelling. I completed (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. I deposited my commemorative inscriptions (therein).

(58) May a future ruler, when that temple becomes old and dilapidated, renovate (it and) make (it) resplendent. May he anoint my commemorative inscriptions with oil, make offerings, (and) return (them) to their places. The goddess Ištar will (then) listen to his prayers.

(74) (As for) the one who removes my inscriptions and my name, may the goddess Ištar, my lady, break his weapon (and) hand him over to his enemies.

(82) At that time, at the beginning of my reign, the goddess Ištar, my lady, requested of me another temple that would be holier than her (present) shrine, and the old temple, the dwelling of the goddess Ištar, my lady, which previously (was) her only one, (which) alone was designated as the abode of the goddess Ištar and before which no šaḫūru-house had been built;