God Ashur, great lord, who properly administers all the gods, grantor of scepter and crown, sustainer of sovereignty; god Enlil, lord, king of all the Anunnaku gods, father of the gods, lord of the lands; i 5 god Sîn, wise one, lord of the lunar disk, lofty divine crescent; god Shamash, judge of heaven and underworld, who espies the enemy's treachery, who exposes the wicked; god Adad, hero, who storms over hostile regions, i 10 mountains, and seas; god Ninurta, valiant one, slayer of criminal and foe, fulfiller of hearts' desires; goddess Ishtar, foremost among the gods, mistress of tumult, who adorns battles;

Great gods, managers of heaven and underworld, whose attack means conflict and strife, who make great the sovereignty of Tiglath-pileser, beloved prince, your select one, attentive shepherd, i 20 whom you chose in the steadfastness of your hearts; upon him you set the exalted crown, you grandly established him for sovereignty over the land of the god Enlil, to him you granted leadership, supremacy, and valor, you pronounced forever his destiny of dominion i 25 as powerful and the destiny of his priestly progeny for service in Ehursagkurkurra;

Tiglath-pileser, strong king, unrivalled king of the universe, king of the four quarters, i 30 king of all princes, lord of lords, chief herdsman, king of kings, attentive purification priest, to whom by command of the god Shamash the holy scepter was given and who had complete authority over the people, subjects of the god Enlil, faithful shepherd, whose name i 35 was called over the princes, exalted bishop, whose weapons the god Ashur has sharpened and whose name he has pronounced eternally for control of the four quarters, capturer of distant districts to borders i 40 above and below, radiant day whose brilliance overwhelms the regions, splendid flame which covers the hostile land like a rain storm and, by the command of the god Enlil, having no rival defeats the enemy of the god Ashur;

The god Ashur and the great gods who magnify my sovereignty, who granted as my lot power and strength, commanded me to extend the border of their land. They placed in my hands their i 50 mighty weapons, deluge in battle. I gained control over lands, mountains, towns, and princes who were hostile to Ashur and I subdued their districts. i 55 I vied with 60 crowned heads and achieved victory over them in battle. I have neither rival in strife nor equal in conflict. I added territory to Assyria and people to its population. I extended the border of my land and ruled over all their lands.

In my accession year: 20,000 Mushku with their five kings, who had held for 50 years the lands Alzu i 65 and Purulumzu — bearers of tribute and tithe to the god Ashur, my lord — the Mushku, whom no king had ever repelled in battle, being confident of their strength they came down and i 70 captured the land Katmuhu. With the support of the god Ashur, my lord, I put my chariotry and army in readiness and, not waiting for my rear guard, I traversed the rough terrain of Mount Kashiiari. I fought with their 20,000 men-at-arms i 75 and five kings in the land Katmuhu. I brought about their defeat. Like a storm demon I piled up the corpses of their warriors on the battlefield and made their blood flow into the hollows i 80 and plains of the mountains. I cut off their heads and stacked them like grain piles around their cities. I brought out their booty, property, and possessions without number. I took i 85 the remaining 6,000 of their troops who had fled from my weapons and submitted to me and regarded them as people of my land.

At that time I marched to the insubmissive land Katmuhu which had withheld tribute and impost from the god Ashur, my lord. I conquered the entire land of Katmuhu. I brought out their booty, property, and possessions. Their cities ii 1 I burnt, razed, and destroyed. The remainder of the inhabitants of the land Katmuhu, who had fled from my weapons and ii 5 crossed over to the city Shereshu which is on the opposite bank of the Tigris, made that city their stronghold. Taking my chariots and warriors I hacked through the rough mountain range and difficult paths with copper picks and made a good way for the passage of ii 10 my chariots and troops. I crossed the Tigris and conquered their fortified city, Shereshu. I spread out like grain heaps the corpses of their men-at-arms in the battle. I made ii 15 their blood flow in the hollows and plains of the mountains. At that time I laid low like sheep, with the army of ii 20 the land Katmuhu, the army of the Paphû which had come to the aid and assistance of the land Katmuhu. I built up mounds with the corpses of their men-at-arms on mountain ledges. I allowed the River Name to carry the bodies of their warriors out to the Tigris. I captured in battle their king, ii 25 Kili-Teshub, son of Kali-Teshub, who is called Errupi. I carried off his wives, his natural sons, his clan, 180 ii 30 copper kettles, five bronze bath-tubs, together with their gods, gold and silver, the best of their property. I brought out their booty. I burnt, razed, and destroyed that city and its palace.

With regard to the city Urratinash, their stronghold situated in the land Panaru, the terror, fear, and splendor of the god Ashur, my lord, overwhelmed them. To save ii 40 their lives they took their gods and possessions and flew like birds to ledges on high mountains. Taking my chariotry and army I crossed the Tigris. Shadi-Teshub, son of Hattuhu, king ii 45 of the city Urratinash, submitted to me in his own land. I took his natural sons and his family as hostages. He brought to me as tribute and tax 60 copper kettles, bronze vats, ii 50 and large bronze bath-tubs, together with 120 men, cattle, and sheep. I accepted his tribute, spared him and preserved his life. ii 55 I imposed upon him forever the heavy yoke of my dominion. I completely conquered the extensive land Katmuhu and subdued it.

At that time I donated to the god Ashur one bronze vat and one bronze bath-tub from the booty and tribute of the land Katmuhu. I gave to the god Adad, who loves me, 60 copper kettles together with their gods.

With the onslaught of my fierce weapons by means of which the god Ashur, the lord, gave me strength and excellence I took my warriors trained for successful combat ii 65 with thirty of my chariots escorting my aggressive shock troops. I marched to the land Ishdish where rebellious and insubmissive people lived. ii 70 Riding in my chariot when the way was smooth and going by foot when the way was rough, I passed through the rough terrain of mighty mountains. In Mount Aruma, a difficult area which was impassable for my chariots, I abandoned my chariotry. ii 75 Taking the lead of my warriors I slithered victoriously with the aggressiveness of a viper over the perilous mountain ledges. I destroyed the land Ishdish so that it looked like ruin hills created by the deluge. Their warriors ii 80 I laid low in battle like sheep. I carried off their booty, possessions, and property. I burned all their cities. I imposed upon them the obligation to provide hostages, tribute, and taxes.

Tiglath-pileser, valiant man, opener of remote regions in the mountains, subduer of the insubmissive, overwhelmer of all fierce enemies:

I conquered the rebellious and insubmissive Shubaru. I imposed the heavy yoke of my dominion upon the lands Alzu and Purulumzu which had abandoned the practice of paying tribute and tax so that annually they send tribute and tax ii 95 into my presence at my city Ashur. As soon as with my valor, by means of which the god Ashur, my lord, had placed in my hand the strong weapon which subdues the insubmissive, ii 100 he commanded me to extend the border of his land, 4,000 Kasku and Urumu, insubmissive troops of Hatti — who had seized by force iii 1 the cities of the land Shubartu which were vassals of the god Ashur, my lord — heard of my coming to the land Shubartu. The splendor of my valor overwhelmed them and, fearing battle, they submitted to me. I took them, together with their property and 120 chariots and harnessed horses, and regarded them as people of my land.

With my valorous onslaught I marched a second time to the land Katmuhu. I conquered all their cities and iii 10 carried off their booty, possessions, and property without number. I burnt, razed, and destroyed their cities. The remainder of their troops, which had taken fright at my fierce weapons and iii 15 had been cowered by my strong and belligerent attack, took to secure heights in rough mountainous terrain in order to save their lives. I climbed up after them to the peaks of high mountains and perilous mountain ledges iii 20 where a man could not walk. They waged war, combat, and battle with me and I brought about their defeat. iii 25 Like a storm demon I piled up the corpses of their warriors on mountain ledges and made their blood flow into the hollows and plains of the mountains. I brought down their booty, possessions, and property from the heights of the mighty mountains. Thus I became lord of the entire land of Katmuhu and added it to the borders of my land.

Tiglath-pileser, strong king, snare for the insubmissive, overwhelmer in battle with criminals:

With the exalted strength of the god Ashur, my lord, the god Ashur, my lord, iii 40 commanded me to march to the land Haria and the army of the extensive Paphû in high mountains where no other king had ever gone. Putting my chariotry and army in readiness I took a rugged route between Mount Etnu and Mount Aia. In the high mountains, which thrust up like pointed daggers and which iii 45 were impassable for my chariots, I put the chariots on the soldiers' necks and thereby passed through the difficult mountain range. All of the Paphû, their extensive army, joined together and aggressively iii 50 they took up a position to wage war, combat, and battle in Mount Azu. I fought with them in rough mountainous terrain and brought about their defeat. I built up mounds with the bodies of their warriors in the plains of the mountain and made iii 55 the blood of their warriors flow into the hollows and plains of the mountain. I stormed the cities which were on mountain ledges and conquered 25 cities of the land Haria which lies at the foot of Mounts Aia, Shuira, Etnu, iii 60 Shezzu, Shelgu, Arzanibiu, Urusu, and Anitku. I carried off their booty, possessions, and property. I burnt, razed, and destroyed their cities.

The people of the land Adaush were frightened by my strong belligerent attack and abandoned their territory. They flew like birds to ledges on high mountains. But the splendor of the god Ashur, my lord, overwhelmed them and they came back down and submitted to me. I imposed upon them tribute and impost.

I destroyed the lands Saraush and Ammaush, which from ancient times iii 75 had not known submission, so that they looked like ruin hills created by the deluge. I fought with their extensive army in Mount Aruma and brought about their defeat. iii 80 I spread out like grain heaps the corpses of their men-at-arms on mountain ledges. I conquered their cities, took their gods, and brought out their booty, possessions, and property. I burnt, razed, and destroyed their cities and iii 85 turned them into ruin hills. I imposed the heavy yoke of my dominion upon them and made them vassals of the god Ashur, my lord.

I conquered the rebellious and insubmissive lands of Isua and Daria. I imposed upon them tribute and impost and made them vassals of the god Ashur, my lord.

With my prowess, with which I conquered enemies, I took my chariotry and army and iii 95 crossed the Lower Zab. I conquered the lands Murattash and Saradaush which are within the rough terrain of Mounts Asaniu and Atuma. I butchered their troops like sheep. I conquered iii 100 their fortified city Murattash within the first third of the day after sunrise. I brought out their gods, their possessions, their property, 120 copper kettles, iv 1 30 talents of copper bars, the outstanding property of their palace, their booty. I burnt, razed, and destroyed that city.

At that time I gave that copper to the god Adad, who loves me.

With the exalted power of the god Ashur, my lord, I marched to the land Sugu of the land Habhu, people insubmissive to the god Ashur, my lord. I fought on foot with 6,000 of iv 10 their troops from the lands Himu, Luhu, Arrirgu, Alamun, Nimnu, and all of the extensive Paphû. I fought iv 15 with all those lands in Mount Hirihu, rough terrain which thrust up like pointed daggers. I brought about their defeat. I built up mounds with the corpses of their men-at-arms on mountain ledges and with iv 20 their blood I dyed Mount Hirihu red like wool. I conquered the entire land of Sugu. I brought out 25 of their gods, their booty, their possessions, and their property. I burnt, razed, and destroyed iv 25 all of their cities. The remainder of their troops submitted to me and I had mercy on them. I imposed upon them tribute and impost and regarded them as vassals of the god Ashur, my lord.

At that time I donated the 25 gods of those lands, my own booty which I had taken, to be door-keepers of the temple of the goddess Ninlil, beloved chief spouse of the god Ashur, my lord, the temple of the gods Anu and Adad, the temple of the Assyrian Ishtar, the temples of my city, Ashur, and the goddesses of my land.

Tiglath-pileser, strong king, conqueror of enemy regions, rival of all kings:

At that time, with the exalted might of the god Ashur, my lord, with the firm approval through divination iv 45 of the god Shamash, the warrior, with the support of the great gods with which I have ruled properly in the four quarters and have no rival in battle nor equal in conflict, at the command of the god Ashur, my lord, I marched to the lands Nairi whose distant kings, iv 50 on the shore of the Upper Sea in the west, had not known submission. I pushed through rugged paths and perilous passes, the interior of which iv 55 no king had previously known, blocked trails and unopened remote regions. Mounts Elama, Amadanu, Elhish, Sherabeli, Tarhuna, iv 60 Terkahuli, Kishra, Tarhanabe, Elula, Hashtarae, Shahishara, Ubera, Miliadruni, Shulianzi, Nubanashe, iv 65 and Sheshe, 16 mighty mountains — I rode my chariot over smooth terrain and I hacked out the rough terrain with copper picks. I cut down urumu-trees which grow in the mountains, iv 70 thereby constructed good bridges for the passage of my chariots and army, and crossed the Euphrates. The king of the land Tummu, the king of the land Tunubu, the king of the land Tualu, the king of the land Dardaru, the king of the land Uzula, the king of the land Unzamunu, the king of the land Andiabu, iv 75 the king of the land Piladarnu, the king of the land Adurginu, the king of the land Kulibarzinu, the king of the land Shinibirnu, the king of the land Himua, the king of the land Paiteru, the king of the land Uiram, the king of the land Shururia, the king of the land Abaenu, the king of the land Adaenu, iv 80 the king of the land Kirinu, the king of the land Albaia, the king of the land Ugina, the king of the land Nazabia, the king of the land Abarsiunu, the king of the land Daienu, altogether 23 kings of the lands Nairi iv 85 combined their chariotry and army in their lands and advanced to wage war, strife, and combat. With the onslaught of my fierce weapons I approached them and destroyed their extensive army iv 90 like a storm of the god Adad. I laid out like grain heaps the corpses of their warriors in the open country, the plains of the mountains, and the environs of their cities. I seized iv 95 in battle 120 of their chariots with equipment and 60 kings of the lands Nairi, including those who had come to their aid, iv 100 I chased at arrow point as far as the Upper Sea. I conquered their great towns and brought out v 1 their booty, possessions, and property. I burnt, razed, and destroyed their cities and turned them into ruin hills. I brought back v 5 extensive herds of horses, mules, and donkeys — the livestock of their pastures — without number. I captured all of the kings of the lands Nairi alive. I had mercy v 10 on those kings and spared their lives. I released them from their bonds and fetters in the presence of the god Shamash, my lord, and made them swear by my v 15 great gods an oath of eternal vassaldom. I took their natural, royal, sons as hostages. I imposed upon them a tribute of 1,200 horses and 2,000 cattle. I allowed them to return to their lands.

I brought Seni, king of the land Daienu, who had not been submissive to the god Ashur, my lord, in bonds and fetters to my city Ashur. I had mercy on him and let him leave my city Ashur alive in order to proclaim the glory of the great gods. Thus I became lord of the vast lands of Nairi in their entirety. Indeed all their kings I subdued.

In the course of that campaign I marched to the rebellious and insubmissive city Milidia of the land Hanigalbat. Frightened by my strong belligerent attack they submitted to me and I had mercy on them. I did not storm that city but I took hostages. I imposed upon them as uninterrupted annual tribute one homer of lead ore.

Tiglath-pileser, darting and furious flame, deluge in battle:

With the support of the god Ashur, my lord, I took my chariots and warriors and set off for the desert. I marched against the Ahlamû-Arameans, enemies of the god Ashur, my lord. v 50 I plundered from the edge of the land Suhu to the city Carchemish of the land Hatti in a single day. I massacred them and carried back their booty, possessions, and goods without number. The rest of their troops, v 55 who fled from the weapons of the god Ashur, my lord, crossed the Euphrates. I crossed the Euphrates after them on rafts made of inflated goatskins. v 60 I conquered six of their cities at the foot of Mount Beshri, burnt, razed, and destroyed them, and brought their booty, possessions, and goods to my city Ashur.

Tiglath-pileser, who treads upon dangerous people, who lays low the insubmissive, pacifier of all the rebellious:

The god Ashur, the lord, commanded me to conquer the land Mushri and I took the way between Mounts Elamuni, Tala, and Harusa. v 70 I conquered all the land Mushri and laid low their warriors. I burnt, razed, and destroyed their cities. The troops of the Qumanu v 75 came to the aid of the land Mushri. I fought with them in the mountains, and brought about their defeat. I confinedthem to one city, the city Arinu which is at the foot of Mount Aisa. They submitted to me and I spared that city. I imposed upon them hostages, tribute, and impost.

At that time all the Qumanu, who had agreed to assist the land Mushri, mustered their entire territories and took up a position v 85 to do battle and conflict. With the onslaught of my fierce weapons I fought with their 20,000 extensive troops at Mount Tala and brought about their defeat. v 90 I broke up their mighty force and pursued them in their retreat as far as Mount Harusa which is before the land Mushri. I spread out the corpses of their warriors on mountain ledges like sheep and made v 95 their blood flow into the hollows and plains of the mountains. I conquered their great towns, burnt, razed, and destroyed them and turned them into ruin hills.

I overwhelmed the city Hunusu, their fortified city, so that it looked like a ruin hill created by the deluge. Violently I fought vi 1 with their mighty army in city and mountain and brought about their defeat. vi 5 I laid low their men-at-arms in the mountains like sheep. Like lambs I cut off their heads and made their blood flow into the hollows and plains of the mountains. Thus I conquered that city. I took their gods and vi 10 brought out their booty, possessions, and property. I burnt the city. The three walls which were constructed with baked brick and the entire city I razed, destroyed, turned into a ruin hill and vi 15 strewed shipu-stones over it. I made bronze lightning bolts and inscribed on them a description of the conquest of the lands which with the god Ashur, my lord, I conquered and a warning not to occupy that city and not to rebuild its wall. On that site I built a house of baked brick and put inside those bronze lightning bolts.

With the support of the god Ashur, my lord, I took my chariotry and warriors and surrounded the city Kipshuna, their royal city. The king of the land of the Qumanu vi 25 was frightened of my strong and belligerent attack and submitted to me. I spared that city. I ordered him to destroy his great wall and towers of baked brick. vi 30 He destroyed from top to bottom and turned it into a ruin hill. He deported and I received from him 300 families, rebels in his midst who were not submissive to the god Ashur, my lord. I took hostages from him. I imposed upon him a tribute and impost vi 35 which was larger than before. I conquered completely the extensive Qumanu and subdued them.

Altogether I conquered 42 lands and their rulers from the other side of the Lower Zab in distant mountainous regions to the other side of the Euphrates, people of Hatti, and the Upper Sea in the west — from my accession year to my fifth regnal year. I subdued them to one authority, took hostages from them, and imposed upon them tribute and impost.

This is apart from the numerous foreign campaigns which do not appear in the account of my victories and upon which I pursued my enemies by chariot in favorable terrain and on foot in rough terrain. I prevented the enemies from setting foot in my land.

Tiglath-pileser, valiant man, armed with the unrivalled bow, expert in the hunt:

The gods Ninurta and Nergal gave me their fierce weapons and their exalted bow for my lordly arms. By the command of the god Ninurta, who loves me, with my strong bow, iron arrowheads, and sharp arrows, I slew four extraordinarily strong wild virile bulls in the desert, in the land Mittani, and at the city Araziqu which is before the land Hatti. I brought their hides and horns to my city Ashur.

I killed ten strong bull elephants in the land Harran and the region of the River Habur and four live elephants I captured. I brought the hides and tusks of the dead elephants with the live elephants to my city Ashur.

By the command of the god Ninurta, who loves me, I killed on foot 120 lions with my wildly outstanding assault. In addition, 800 lions I felled from my light chariot. I have brought down every kind of wild beast lit. "livestock of the god Sumuqan" and winged bird of the heavens whenever I have shot an arrow.

After I had gained complete dominion over the enemies of the god Ashur, I rebuilt and vi 90 completed the dilapidated portions of the temple of the Assyrian Ishtar, my mistress, the temple of the god Amurru, the temple of the god Bel-labira, the temple of the Ten Gods, the temples of the gods of my city Ashur. I put in place the entrances to their temples and brought the great gods, my lords, inside. Thus did I please their divinity. I rebuilt and completed the palaces, the royal residences vi 95 of the great towns in the various districts of my entire land which since the time of my forefathers during hard years had been abandoned and had fallen into ruin and decay. I repaired vi 100 the weakened fortifications of my land. I caused plows to be hitched up all over Assyria and thereby piled up more grain than my forefathers. I formed vi 105 herds of horses, oxen, and asses from the booty I took when I gained dominion over lands vii 1 with the support of the god Ashur, my lord. In addition I got control of and formed herds of vii 5 aialu-deer, aialu-deer, gazelles, and ibex which the gods Ashur and Ninurta, the gods who love me, had given me in the course of the hunt in high mountain ranges. I vii 11 numbered them like flocks of sheep. I sacrificed yearly to the god Ashur, my lord, the young born to them as voluntary offerings together with my pure sacrifices.

I took cedar, box-tree, Kanish oak from the lands over which I had gained dominion — such trees which none among previous kings, my forefathers, had ever planted — and I planted them in the orchards of my land. I took rare orchard fruit which is not found in my land and therewith filled the orchards of Assyria.

I had in harness for the forces of my land more chariots and teams of horses than ever before. To Assyria I added land and to its people I added people. I brought contentment to my people and provided them with a secure abode.

Tiglath-pileser, exalted prince, the one whom the gods Ashur and Ninurta have continually guided wherever he wished to go and who pursued each and every one of the enemies of the god Ashur and laid low all the rebellious;

Son of Ashur-resha-ishi I, strong king, conqueror of enemy lands, subduer of all fierce enemies;

Grandson of Mutakkil-Nusku, whom the god Ashur, the great lord, chose through the selection of his steadfast heart and firmly appointed to the shepherdship of Assyria;

Legitimate heir of Ashur-dan I, bearer of the holy scepter, commander of the subjects of the god Enlil, the one whose deeds and offerings are pleasing to the great gods, and who lived to a ripe old age;

Offspring of Ninurta-apil-ekur, martial sovereign, loved one of the god Ashur, whose wings were spread like an eagle's over his land and who faithfully tended the people of Assyria:

At that time the temple of the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords, which Shamshi-Adad III, vice-regent of Ashur, son of Ishme-Dagan II who was also vice-regent of the god Ashur, had previously built, after 641 years had passed it had become dilapidated and Ashur-dan I, king of Assyria, son of Ninurta-apil-Ekur who was also king of Assyria, tore down this temple but did not rebuild it and for 60 years its foundation had not been relaid.

In my accession year the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords, who love my priesthood, vii 75 commanded me to rebuild their shrine. I made bricks. I delineated this area, dug down to the bottom of its foundation pit, and laid its foundation upon bedrock. vii 80 I piled up this entire area with bricks like an oven, making it 50 layers of brick deep. I laid thereon the limestone foundation of the temple of the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords. vii 85 I rebuilt it from top to bottom and made it bigger than before. I constructed two large ziggurrats which were appropriate for their great divinity. I planned and laboriously rebuilt and completed vii 90 the pure temple, the holy shrine, their joyful abode, their happy dwelling which stands out like the stars of heaven and which represents the choicest skills of the building trade. Its interior I decorated like the interior of heaven. vii 100 I decorated its walls as splendidly as the brilliance of rising stars. I raised its towers and its ziggurrats to the sky and made fast its parapets with baked brick. I installed inside vii 105 a conduit suitable for the conduct of the rites of their great divinity. I brought the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords, vii 110 inside and set them on their exalted thrones. Thus did I please their great divinity.

The hamru-temple of the god Adad, my lord — which Shamshi-Adad III, vice-regent of Ashur, son of Ishme-Dagan AII who was also vice-regent of the god Ashur, had built — was dilapidated and in ruins. I delineated its site and rebuilt it from top to bottom with baked brick. I adorned it and made it stronger than before. Inside I offered pure sacrifices to the god Adad, my lord.

At that time I transported obsidian, haltu-stone, and hematite from the mountains of the lands Nairi, which I conquered with the support of the god Ashur, my lord. I deposited them in the hamru-temple of the god Adad, my lord, forever.

Because I made plans without ceasing and viii 20 was not slack in the work but quickly completed the pure temple, the exalted shrine, for the abode of the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords, and thereby pleased their great divinity: may the gods Anu and Adad faithfully have mercy upon me, viii 25 may they love my prayers, may they heed my fervent petitions, may they grant abundant rain and extraordinarily rich years during my reign; viii 30 may they lead me about safely in battle and strife; may they subdue under me all enemy lands, rebellious mountain regions, and rulers hostile to me; viii 35 may they pronounce a favorable blessing over me and my priestly progeny; and may they firmly place my priesthood in the presence of the god Ashur and their great divinity forever like a mountain.

I wrote on my monumental and clay inscriptions my heroic victories, my successful battles, and the suppression of the enemies and foes of the god Ashur which the gods Anu and Adad granted me. I deposited them in the temple of the gods Anu and Adad, viii 45 the great gods, my lords, forever. In addition, the monumental inscriptions of Shamshi-Adad III my forefather I anointed with oil, made sacrifices, and returned them to their places.

In the future, in days to come, may a later prince, when the temple of the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords, and those ziggurrats become old and viii 55 dilapidated, restore their weakened portions. May he anoint with oil my monumental and clay inscriptions, make sacrifices, and return them to their places. His name let him write with mine. Then like me may the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords, guide him well in joy and success.

He who breaks or erases my monumental or clay inscriptions, throws them into water, burns them, covers them with earth, secretly stores them in a Taboo House where they cannot be seen, who erases my inscribed name and writes his own name, or who conceives of anything injurious and puts it into effect to the disadvantage of my monumental inscriptions:

May the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords, glare at him angrily and inflict upon him an evil curse. May they overthrow his sovereignty. May they tear out the foundations of his royal throne. May they terminate his noble line. viii 80 May they smash his weapons, bring about the defeat of his army, and make him sit in bonds before his enemies. May the god Adad strike his land with terrible lightning and inflict his land with viii 85 distress, famine, want, and plague. May he command that he not live one day longer. May he destroy his name and his seed from the land.

Month of Kuzallu, twenty-eighth day, eponymy of Ina-iliya-allak, chief cup-bearer rabshakeh.