Aššur-dan II 1

(1) [Aššur-dān (II)], strong [king], king of the world, king of Assyria, designate of (the god) Aššur, [whose] name (the god) Aššur called [... from] of old, into [whose] grasp [(the god) Aššur] placed [a just scepter and] an exalted crown, [whom (the god) Aššur ...] grandly established [for kingship over] Assyria;

(5) [son of Tiglath-pileser (II), king of the world, king of As]syria, son of Aššur-rēša-iši (II), (who was) also king of the universe (and) king of Assyria.

(6) [In my accession year (and) in] my [fir]st regnal year, when [I sat on] the throne of my royal majesty [in a grandiose manner], [...] the troops of the land Yausa came up(stream), [...] they trusted in their own strength, they brought their [...]. With the support of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [I] mustered [... my chariots (and) troops]. I plundered their settlements from the city Ekal-pâ-nāri [(...) to ...] (and) inflicted [upon them a major defeat]. I slaughtered those who survived. [I carried off] their [... herds] (and) flocks, without number. [I burned] with fire [(... and)] their [cities] (with) their inhabitants. I brought up [valuable booty from the land of the Arameans.

(16) [..., who] from the time of Shalmaneser (I), king of [Assyria, my ancestor], had destroyed, [people of Assyria by ...] and murder, (and) had sold [all] their [sons (and) daughters. By the command of (the god) Aššur], my lord, I took prisoners, I inflicted [upon them] a major [defeat] (and then) I carried off their booty, possessions, [property, herds, (and)] flocks (and) [brought (them)] to my city, [Aššur ...] the land Ruqāḫu, the (Lower) Zab of the land [...].

(23) [... the land Y]ahānu, the land of the Arameans, which is behind the land Pi[..., which from the time of Aššur-ra]bi (II), king of Assyria, my ancestor, the cities of the district of [my land, ...] they captured for themselves; [I mustered] chariots (and) troops. [I plundered ...] (and) inflicted upon them a major defeat. [I destroyed], devastated, (and) burned with fire their [cities. I pursued the remainder of their troops who] had fled from my weapons [from ...] to the city Ḫalḫalauš of the land Sa[...]zi. I inflicted upon them a major defeat (and) [carried off their booty (and) possessions]. I uprooted the rest of them (and) [settled them] in [...]. (and) I included them [within] the borders of Assyria.

(33) [By] the command of (the god) Aššur, [my lord], I marched [to the land Ka]tmuḫi. [I destroyed], devastated, (and) burned with fire the city Šara[...]. I captured Ku[ndibḫal]ê, [king of the land Katmuḫi], inside his palace. [I brought ...], bronze, tin, precious stones of the mountain, [...], his valuable booty, to [my] city, [Aššur. I placed ...s]illa, a man who belonged to m[e, on the throne]. [I brought] Kundi[bḫal]ê, king of the land Katmuḫi, [to Assyria], flayed (him) [in the city] Arbela, (and) draped his skin over [the wall of the city ...]naš.

(42) [By the command of (the) Aššur, my lord, I mustered my troops] (and) reached the people of the land Muṣri [who had rebelled against me]. I [de]stroyed, devastated, (and) [burned with fire] their cities. I brought forth [their booty, without] number, (and) carried (it) [to my city, Ašš]ur.

(46) [...] of (the god) Aššur, my lord, which since [the time of ... had withheld] tribute from (the god) Aššur, my lord. [With the support of (the god) Aššur], my [lord], and the divine standard that goes before me, [..., to] my own, I counted [.... (The god) Aššur, …. who] granted wisdom [... of] my durable dominion [... the … of] my gods, the temple of (the god) Aššur, the temple of the god Šamaš, [...]. I laid [the foundations] of my palace.

(54) By the command of (the god) Ašš[ur, my lord], I marched [to the land Ḫabr]uri. I conquered the cities Šuḫu, [...], Simerra, the land Lu[...], cities of the land Ḫabruri. I brought forth their booty, possessions, property, [herds (and) flocks] (and) took (them) to my city, Aššur. I gave [their gods] as gifts to (the god) Aššur, my lord. I gave [...], which I had carried off, to (the god) Aššur, my lord.

(60) I brought back the exhausted [people] of Assyria [who] had abandoned [their cities (and) houses in the face of] want, hunger, (and) famine (and) [who had gone up] to other lands. [I settled] them in cities (and) houses [that were suitable] (and) they dwelt in peace. I constructed [palaces in] the (various) districts of my land. [I hitched up] plows in the (various) districts of my land (and thereby) [piled up] more grain than before. I hitched up [numerous] teams of horses [... for the forces of] Assyria.

(68) [The gods Ninurta and Nergal], who love my priesthood, gave to me the wild beasts (and) commanded me [to hunt]. From my ... chariot (and) on my swift feet [with the spear], I killed 120 lions within [...]. I killed 1,600 wild bulls. I captured two [strong] wild virile bulls by ambush (and) I killed fifty-six elephants.

(73) [When the] Ne[w Pal]ace of Baltil (Aššur) — which in the past [..., vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of …, (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, a ruler] who had come before [me, had built — (when) that palace had become dilapidated, I removed its debris], delineated its area [(and) reached its foundation pit]. I bu[ilt (and) completed (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. I decorated (it) more than before.

(77b) At that time] Aššur-dān (II), vice-regent of (the god) Ašš[ur, son of Tiglath-pileser (II), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, ...] upon it [... I made] high [doors of] fir (and) installed (them) [in its gates. I inscribed my] commemorative inscriptions [(and) deposited (them) inside it].

(81b) May a future ruler, one of the kings, [my sons, whom (the god) Aššur will name], restore the dilapidated section(s) of that palace. [May he return my inscribed name to its place]. (The god) Aššur will (then) listen to his prayers.

(84) [(As for) the one who] erases [my commemorative inscriptions and] my inscribed name [and writes his (own) name], may [(the god) Aššur ...] glare angrily upon him [with] his eyes, [..., (and) may he inflict upon his land hunger], want, (and) famine.

(87) [ ..., ...th day, eponymy of ...]dannani, palace prefect.