Ninurta-kudurri-uṣur 06

(ii 1') [... I became furious] with [the ... and (...)] I became angry. Like a [mighty] l[ion] I roared [against ...]. I brought about a cloud-[burst over] them and from inside my chariot I blew them away (lit. “washed them away”) [like cha]ff. Arrows quivered [like loc]usts over my forces, (but) not [one] person among my forces fell. (Although) they wounded [thirty-eight] men from among my forces, not one person among them (my forces) fell dead in the steppe. I fell upon them (the enemy) like a blazing fire and put [one thousand] six hundred and sixteen of their men to the sword. [Moreover, I removed] the arms (and) lower lips of eighty of their men [and] let them go free [to] (spread the news of my) glory. [From the well Ma]kiru as far as the well Gallabu and [the well Su]ribu, I defeated (and) [annihil]ated them. I broke up their numerous [auxiliary troops] and [split up] their military contingents. I captu[red those] who tried to get away; [I made their blood ru]n like the water of a river. Eagle(s) [and vulture(s) hov]ered over their corpses. I filled [the mountains] and wadis with their skulls [like mountain-stones]; birds made (their) nests [in their skulls. Three hundred and four of their men had qu]ickly [retreated] before me. [(Because) my horses and my men had become thirsty for water] due to the fighting, I did [not] pursue them. [Forty of (these three hundred and four) men peris]hed [due to thirst for water].

(iii 1') [...] my [fat]her [...]

(iii 3'b) I, Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur, [governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari]: the Akītu [(temple)] of the gods Adad and Mešar (Mīšarum) — [the great gods who dwell] in the town Udada, my lords — [had] become [old] and been abandoned. None [among] my [ancestor]s had paid attention (to it) and (re)built (it). I completely (re)built this Akītu [(temple)]. I had (this temple) (re)built and [dedicated] (it) to the gods Adad [and M]īšarum, the great gods, my lords, in order to ensure my good [health] (and) the well-being of my offspring, to prolong my days, to confirm my [reign], (and) to defeat the land of my [enemy].

(iii 12'b) The palace of Enamḫe-zēra-ibni, governor of the land of Sūḫu [and the lan]d of Mari, (which is located in) the district of the city Raʾil, which is in the middle of the Euphrates River, had become [old] and I abandoned it. I built another palace [above] it: 64 cubits is its length (and) 12 1/2 cubits is its width. I made it 20 cubits longer (and) 4 cubits wider than the palace of Enamḫe-zēra-ibni. I built (even) another palace above it on top of [an emba]nkment; I made it 45 cubits long (and) 9 cubits wide. Moreover, I did not pay (great) attention to this matter and did not make [a relief] (commemorating) it.

(iii 21'b) With regard to the people of Raʾil (and) their rebels, they had [rebelled ag]ainst my father, but my father [had defeated them. With regard to this matter], I did not pay (great) [attent]ion to it and [did not make a relief (commemorating) it. At the beginning] of my governorship, (when) [I ascended] the throne [of my father, the people of Raʾi]l [revolted] against me, [but I defeated th]em. No one in the future [who comes forward should neg]lect [the people of Raʾil!]