Šamaš-reša-uṣur 1

(i 1') [...] ...

(i 2') [...] his [...]

(i 3b') and chariots

(i 4') [...] weapons

(i 5') [... Šamaš-r]ēša-uṣur, governor of the land [of Sūḫu and the land of Ma]ri

(ii 1') [...] ...

(ii 2') [...] ...

(ii 3') [...] my [...]

(ii 4b') and the town Kār-Nabû was closed

(ii 5') [...] ... in the well

(ii 6') [...] the living [...]

(ii 7') [...] ...

(ii 8a') [...] ... to/for [...]

(ii 9b') went up to the water-meadow

(ii 10') [... cour]tiers and mayors

(ii 11') [...] when they crossed over [in] boats

(ii 12') [...] flocks (and) goods

(ii 13') [...] weighty [boo]ty

(ii 14') [...] I/he caused to enter.

(ii 15') [... in]side the land of Sūḫu, the water-meadow ... until now I/he did not inhabit.

(ii 17b') Four hundred of the Tuʾmānu came and rose up against the town Ribaniš.

(ii 19') I had gone to the New City for the festival and when in the town Baqa I heard (of the uprising), I crossed over (the river) to the landside with the palace troops who were with me and I pursued them.

(ii 23') When I crossed over (the river), I defeated them at Qaqqaru-aradātu. I killed 350 soldiers among them (and) let the remainder go free to (spread the news of my) glory.

(ii 27') I, Šamaš-rēša-uṣur, governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari — (when) the canal of the land of Sūḫu became old, I called up numerous workmen from the town Ḫurzē as far as the town Yābiʾ and I realigned (it over a distance of) one thousand reeds. I made that canal twenty-two cubits wide.

(ii 33') I took down the bridge at the entrance to the canal so that I could send a boat of twenty-five cubits through it.

(ii 35b') I (and) my nobles went inside (the boat). When the boat reached the opening of the canal at É.SAL.A, I brought (it) out (of the canal).

(ii 37'b) I planted the date palm trees which are <in> the courtyard of the palace of the town Ribaniš.

(ii 40') I set up the throne and footstool which are in the town Ribaniš.

(iii 1) I built a (new) town and named it Āl-gabbāri-bānî. I set up (statues of) the deities Adad, Apla-Adad, Šala, (and) Madānu; (iii 3) I settled them in a pleasant abode inside my town Āl-gabbāri-bānî.

(iii 5) With regard to anyone in the future who comes forward, approaches this stele, effaces (my) inscribed name, and inscribes his (own) name, may the great gods of heaven and netherworld remove (the mention of) his name, his seed, his offspring, (and) his progeny from the mouth(s) of the people! May he not accomplish any task that I have done! May (this) curse reach the one who transgresses against these words (and) does not fear them!

(iv 1) I planted the date palm trees which are in the courtyard of the palace of the city Raʾil.

(iv 2) I planted the date palm trees which are in the courtyard of the palace of the town Kār-Nabû.

(iv 3) I planted (an area which could be seeded by) two kurru, three pānu, and two sūtu of dates in the district of the town Yāduru, in the town Ukalāya, (for the growing of) date palm trees.

(iv 4b) I constructed a new weir along the old one over (a length of) three hundred and sixty cubits and thus the water in the canal of the land of Sūḫu was plentiful.

(iv 7) From the weir as far as É.SAL.LE.E, I planted all the willows which are along my canal so that carrying baskets for (use in connection with) the canal could be woven with them and so that I could cut beams from them and make (them) into ....

(iv 9) The willows which I planted along the canal all belong to the palace; the people of Sūḫu may not bring a claim about (them).

(iv 11) (This) document was sealed in the thirteenth year of Šamaš-rēša-uṣur, governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari.

(iv 13) I, Šamaš-rēša-uṣur, governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari, brought down from the mountain of the people of Ḫabḫu the bees which gather honey — which none from among my forefathers had seen or brought down to the land of Sūḫu — and I established them in the gardens of the town Āl-gabbāri-bānî.

(v 1) They (now) collect honey and wax (there). I know how (to separate) honey and wax by melting (the combs) and (my) gardeners (also) know how (to do it).

(v 3b) Anyone in the future who comes forward should ask the elders of his land: “Is it true that Šamaš-rēša-uṣur, the governor of the land of Sūḫu, introduced honey-bees into the land of Sūḫu?”

(o 1A) [Image of the goddess] Ištar.

(o 1B) Image of the god Adad.

(o 1C) Image of Šamaš-rēša-uṣur, governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari.

(o 1D) I have established one qû of bread (and) one qû of fine beer as the regular offerings for this stele.

(o 4D) Anyone who protects the palace may eat (it).

(o 1E) [Image of (the goddess) Anat.]