Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Shalmaneser (1), king of Assyria.

May a later prince restore it and return my inscribed name to its place. Then Assur will listen to his prayers.

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria; son of Shalmaneser (1), (who was also) king of Assyria.

At that time the temple of the Assyrian Ishtar, my mistress, which Ilu-shuma, my forefather,the prince, had previously built - that temple had become dilapidated and I cleared away its debris. I changed its site. As an addition, I constructed the room of the šuhuru and the tower-gates. I established a lofty dais for the abode of the goddess Ishtar, my mistress. I built that temple from top to bottom.

Tukulti-ninurta, governor of the god Enlil, vice-regent of the god Assur, son of Shalmaneser (1), vice-regent of Assur; son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also vice-regent of Assur.

May a later prince restore it and return my inscribed name to its place. Then the goddess Nunaittu will listen to his prayers

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, chosen of Assur, vice-regent of the god Assur,  faithful shepherd, loved one of the goddess Ishtar, subduer of the land of the Qutu in their entirety; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of Assyria.

At that time the temple of the Assyrian Ishtar, my mistress, which Ilu-shuma, my forefather, vice-regent of Assur, a king who preceded me - had previously built - 720 years had passed and that temple had become dilapidated and old. At that time, in my accession year, I cleared away its debris to the bottom of the foundation pit. I rebuilt Eme, the Temple of Cultic Rubrics, her joyful dwelling, the shrine, her voluptuous dais and the awesome sanctuary; I made them more outstanding than before and made the temple as beautiful as a heavenly dwelling. I competed it from top to bottom and deposited my steles.

May a later prince when that temple becomes old and dilapidated restore it and make it resplendent.  May he anoint with oil my steles, make sacrifices and return them to their places. Then the goddess Ishtar will listen to his prayers.

As for the one who removes my inscriptions and my name: may the goddess Ishtar, my mistress, break his weapon and hand him over to his enemies.

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, chosen of Assur, vice-regent of the god Assur,  faithful shepherd, loved one of the goddess Ishtar, subduer of the land of the Qutu in their entirety; son of Shalmaneser (1), vice-regent of Assur; son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also vice-regent of Assur..

May a later prince when that temple becomes old and dilapidated restore it and make it resplendent.  May he anoint with oil my steles, make sacrifices and return them to their places. Then the goddess Dinitu will listen to his prayers.

1. New Palace of Assur

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, chosen of Assur, vice-regent of the god Assur, attentive shepherd, favourites of the gods An and Enlil, whose name the god Assur and the great gods faithfully called, the one to whom they gave the four quarters to administer and the one to whom they entrusted their dominion, the attentive one, governor of the gods, the one who gladdens the heart os Assur, the one whose conduct is pleasing to the gods of heaven and underworld and to whom authority is given, the one who constantly makes abundant the offerings for all the gods, the one who encircled the enemy lands above and below, strong king, capable in battle, the one who shepherds the four quarters at the heels of the god Shamash, I; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of Assyria.

When Assur, my lord, ...

In my accession year, I marched to the land of the Uq[umani]. The entire land of the Qutu [I made look like] ruin hills (created by} the deluge and I surrounded their army with a circle of sandstorms. At that time they banded together against my army in very rugged and very mountainous terrain. They fiercely took up a position of armed conflict. Trusting in Assur and the great gods, my lords, I struck out and brought about their defeat. I fileld the caves and ravines of the mountains with their corpses. I made hepas of their corpses [like grain piles] beside their gates.  Their cities I destroyed, ravaged and turned into ruin hills…Thus I became lord of the extensive land of the Qutu. With joy and authority I stood over them. The hordes of princes of Abuli..[king of the land of] the Uqumani I captured and brought them bound to my city, Assur. I made them swear by the great gods of heaven and the underworld and then I released them to return to their lands….fortified [cities] I subdied at my feet and imposed upon them corvée. Annually I receive with ceremony their valuable tribute in my city Assur.

The land I[lhunia] distant [mountains], the paths to which are extremely difficult and the terrain of which [is…] for the movement of my army…. They (the inhabitants) took fright at the ferocity of my warfare and bowed down at my feet. I levied tribute and impost upon them.

At that time, I marched to the land Sharnida, [the land Me]hru. By means of the army of the land of the Qutu, which Assur and the great gods had allotted me. I cut down mighty beams of the land Mehru and brought them to my city Assur. I buttressed the lordly palace, which I lovem with those beams from the land Mehru.

In that year (my accession year), five fortified cities of the land Kadmuhu, strong capitals, which during a deceitful peace, had dragged off my people and plundered my land, I conquered in the fullness of time. Like an earthquake I shook their shrines. I carried off captives and property and brought them to my city Assur.

All the land of the Shubaru, the entirety of Mount Kashiyari as far as the land Alzu, which previously. During the reign of Shalmaneser, king of the universe, my father, had rebelled and withheld tribute, had united itself under one command. I prayed to the god Assur and the great gods, my lords and marched up to Mount Kashiyari. I enclosed in a circle the land Shubaru, the land Alzu and their allied kings. I conquered the great cult centres of the land Purulumzu. I burnt them alive and the remnants of their army I took as captives. I conquered four strong capitals of Ehli-teshub, king of the land Alsu, and six fortified cities of the land Amadanu. Captives and property I carried off from them and brought to my city, Assur. Ehli=teshub, king of the land Alzu, bolted in the face of my majesty and taking his courtiers and his sons, he abandoned his entire land and went secretly to the very border of Nairi, to an unknown land. The remnant of their army which had fled in the midst of battle ran to the rocky mountains to save their lives. 180 of their fortified cities I destroyed, ravaged and burnt and turned into ruin hills. I added the regions Alzu, Amadanu, Nihanu, Alaya, Tepurzu and Purulumzu to my land. I took from them hostages, subdued them at my feet and imposed upon them corvée.

At that time, from Tulsina and Mount Lashqu, the region between the city Shasila and the city Mašhat-šarri on the opposite bank of the Lower Zab, from Mount Zuqushku and Mount Lallar - the district of the extensive land of the Qutu - the entire land of the Lullumu, the land of the Paphu to the land Kadmuhu and all the land of the Shubaru, the entirety of Mount Kashiyari to the border of Nairi and the border of the land Makan, to the Euphrates - those regions the great gods allotted to me. All my enemies I brought under one command.

The prince who accepts their gifts, the shepherd who has charge over them [and the herdsman] who properly administers them, I:

At that time in the [area] of the city Assur (which stretches} [from the ziggurat] of the god Adad [to the Craftsman's Gate] on the [north] side, [extensive] house plots, [much] terrain... I cleared away ... thos I cleared away (and) fifty mušaru straight down [its foundation pit] I reached bedrock.....

I completed it [from top to bottom] and deposited [my steles].

In the future may a later prince when that palace becomes old and dilapidated restore it. May he anoint with oil my steles, make sacrifices and return them to their places. Then the gods Assur and Adad will listen to his prayers.

He who erases my inscribed name and writes his own name who discards my steles and puts them in another place where there is no visibility; [who conceives of and does anything injurious]; or who prevents [the gods who dwell in] the city [Assur] from [entering] my palace [during the festivals]; who abandons that palace and neglects it; or who because of these curses, tears down that palace and... in palce of [my palace] constructs another palace like it, my steles in [another] place which is [not] their palace.... commands and.... 

may the gods [Assur and Adad, the gods of] heaven and underworld, rip out ..extinguish his sovereignty; may they destroy his name and his seed from the land; may a king who is his enemy take away his throne and under his very eyes rule his land. May the goddess Ishtar, my mistress who designated my turn for sovereignty, bring about the defeat of his land; may he not stand firm before his enemies; may she hand him over to his enemies.  

2. New Palace of Assur

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, king of Assyria, strong king, king of the four quarters, chosen of Assur, vice-regent of the god Assur,  the king whose deeds are pleasing to the gods of heaven and underworld and to whom they allotted the four corners of the earth, the king whom they allowed to always exercise rule in the (four) quarters and who conquered all who did not submit to him, capturer of enemy lands, extender of borders, strong king, loved one of the gods, of lordly lineage whose priesthood in Ekur and whose rule over all people the god Enlil from old made great, I; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of Assyria, [son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of Assyria.

At that time, from Tulsina and Mount Lashqu, the region between the city Shasila and the city Mašhat-šarri on the opposite bank of the Lower Zab, from Mount Zuqushku and Mount Lallar - the district of the extensive land of the Qutu - the land of the Uqumani and the land Elhunia, to Sharnida, the land Mehru, the land of the Pap[hu, the land Kadm]uhu, the land Bushshu, the land Mummu and the entirety of Mount [Kashiyari], the land Alzu, the land [Madanu, the land Nihanu, the land Alaya, [the land Tep]urzu and the land Pu[rulum]zu, all [the land of] the extensive [Shubaru] to the border [of Nairi and the border of the land M]akan, the district [….to] the Euphrates - [those regions] the great gods [allotted to me]. All [my enemies I] brought under one command.

The prince who accepts their gifts, the shepherd who has charge over them [and the herdsman] who properly administers them, I:

At [that] time, beside my [earlier] palace in the area of the ziggurat of the god [Adad], my [lord, I removed] the sandy soil. I built a palace. my royal residence, a palace for my enjoyment and deposited my steles.

In the future may a later prince restore it. May he anoint with oil my steles, make sacrifices and return them to their places. Then the gods Assur and Adad will listen to his prayers.

Month of ___, eponym of ___.

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, king of kings, lord of lords, ruler of rulers, prince, lord of all, conqueror of the rebellious - those who do not submit to him (and) who are hostile to the god Assur, defeater of the princes of the Qutu as far as the land Mehru,  disperser of the forces of the land of the Shubaru and the remote lands of Nairi as far as the border of Makan, strong king, capable in battle, the one who shepherds the four quarters at the heels of the god Shamash; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of  the universe, king of Assyria; son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of the universe and king of Assyria.

At that time the temple of the Assyrian Ishtar, my mistress, whilch Ilu-shuma, my forefather, the prince - had previously built - that temple had become dilapidated and I cleared away its debris. I changed its site. I founded it in another place.  As an addition, I constructed the room of the šuhuru and lofty tower-gates. I completed the temple from top to bottom. I built within it a lofty dais and an awesome sanctuary for the abode of the goddess Ishtar, my mistress, and I deposited my steles. 

May a later prince restore it and return my inscribed name to its place. Then the goddess Ishtar will listen to his prayers.

As for the one who removes my inscriptions and my name: may the goddess Ishtar, my mistress, extinguish his sovereignty, break his weapon, cause his manhood to dwindle away and hand him over to his enemies.

in their entirety, king .... who with his fierce valour made  .... passable and the mountain peaks [... with the support] of Assur he victoriously passed over them with regularity and to ... Assur, he victoriously passsed over them with regularity and to ... he always received in Assur the regular tribute of the forty kings of the lands Nairi and the lands on the coast of the [Upper] Sea…

[At that time in the area of] my [city] Assur on the north side, terrain and house-plots ... I ereected [with] limestone and bricks. I removed its earth. Within ..., I built and completed for the palace of the sovereignty of the lands. The face of Assur, the god An, and the god ..., may the people... forever.  May a later prince restore it…

[Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, king of kings, lord of lords], king of the four quarters, conqueror of [the rebellious - those who do not submit to him (and) [who are hostile] to the god Assur - crusher of  the lands of] the Uqumanu and Paphu- [difficult mountain (regions), defeater of the princes of the Qutu as far as the land Mehru],  disperser of the forces of [the land of the Shubaru in their entirety together with the remote lands of Nairi] as far as the border [of Makan, capturer of the four quarters above and below; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of Assyria], son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of Assyria

[May a later prince restore it (and) return my inscribed name to its place. Then the god Assur will listen to his prayers.] :restored from 3.

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, king of kings, lord of lords, ruler of rulers, prince, lord of all, conqueror of the rebellious - those who do not submit to him (and) who are hostile to the god Assur, defeater of the princes of the Qutu as far as the land Mehru,  disperser of the forces of the land of the Shubaru and the remote lands of Nairi as far as the border of Makan, strong king, capable in battle, the one who shepherds the four quarters at the heels of the god Shamash; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of  the universe, king of Assyria; son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of the universe and king of Assyria.

May a later prince restore it and return my inscribed name to its place. Then the goddess Dinitu will listen to his prayers.

[Tukulti-nin]urta, king of the universe, [strong king, king of] Assyria, [king of kings], lord of lords, [king of the four quarters], conqueror of [the rebellious] - those who do not submit to him (and) [who are hostile] to the god Assur - crusher of  [the lands of the Uqu]manu [and Paphu]- difficult mountain (regions), [defeater of the princes] of the Qutu [as far as the land Me]hru,  disperser of the [forces of the land of] the Shubaru [in their entirety] together with the remote [lands of Na]iri [as far as] the border of Makan, [capturer of] the four quarters above [and below]; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of Assyria:

At that time, I delineated [in the midst] of my city Assur, (the region which stretches} [from] the ziggurat of the god Adad [my lord] to the Craftsman's Gate [on the] north [side, extensive] house plots, far-flung regions and much terrain. Eighty mušaru down its foundation pit, I reached bedrock... I erected that structure with limestone [and bricks]. I made its foundation as strong [as] the base of a mountain. Thus I built (as a palace for the exercise) of my rule Elugalumunkurkurra, [a palace], my royal residence [and rooms] for all the [great] gods. I constructed (it) from top [to bottom] and deposited [my steles].

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters, sun of all people, strong king, king of Karduniash, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the Upper and Lower Seas, king of the extensive mountains and plains, king of the land of the Shubaru, Qutu and king of all the lands Nairi, the king whom the gods help to obtain his desired victories and who shepherds the four quarters with his fierce might, I; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of the universe, son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of the universe and king of Assyria.

He who destroys that wall, who discards my steles and my inscribed name, abandons Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, my capital and neglects it: may the god Assur, my lord, overthrow his sovereignty, smash his weapons, bring about the defeat of his army, diminish his borders, decree the end of his reign, darken his days, vitiate his years and destroy his name and his seed from the land.

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, conqueror of the rebellious - those who do not submit to him and who are hostile to the god Assur -, defeater of all the unsubmissive rebels of the lands of the Uqumanu and Paphu, crusher of the land Kadmuhu (and) the army of the Qutu - difficult mountain (regions)-, disperser of the forces of the land of the Shubaru in their entirety, overwhelmer of all the unsubmissive of the lands Alzu and Purulumzu, legitimate prince who marches about in the four quarters with the support of the god Assur and the great gods and has neither successful opponent nor rival, capturer of enemy districts above and below, strong king, capable in battle, the one who took over the rule of all the lands of the Nairi and subdued the forty kings, their commanders, at his feet (the one who) added the lands Azalzi and Shepardi to his territory;[1] son of Shalmaneser (1), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of Assyria.

At that time, the ancient temple of the gods Sin and Shamash which kings who preceded me had previously built - that temple had become dilapidated and I cleared away its debris down to the bottom of the foundation pit. I completed it from top to bottom and deposited my steles.  The steles of former kings I returned to their places.

May a later prince restore it (and) return my inscribed name to its place. Then the gods Sin and Shamash will listen to his prayers. As for the one who removes my inscriptions and my name: may the gods Sin and Shamash overthrow his sovereignty and destroy his name and his seed from the land.

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, conqueror of the rebellious - those who do not submit to him and who are hostile to the god Assur -, defeater of all the unsubmissive rebels of the lands of the Uqumanu and Paphu, crusher of the land Kadmuhu (and) the army of the Qutu - difficult mountain (regions)-, disperser of the forces of the land of the Shubaru in their entirety, overwhelmer of all the unsubmissive of the lands Alzu and Purulumzu, legitimate prince who marches about in the four quarters with the support of the god Assur and the great gods and has neither successful opponent nor rival, capturer of enemy districts above and below, strong king, capable in battle, the one who took over the rule of all the lands of the Nairi and subdued the forty kings, their commanders, at his feet (the one who) added the lands Azalzi and Shepardi to his territory; (the one who) brought about the defeat of Sumer and Akkad and thereby made manifest his power forever, (the one who) captured Kashtiliash, king of the Kassites; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of Assyria.

At that time, the rooms of my great palace on the east side of my city, ASsur, in front of the great ziggurat of the god Assur, my lord, which previously Shalmaneser, governor of the god Enlil, vice-regent of Assir, my father, had built, had become dilapidated and I removed its debris down to the bottom of the foundation pit. I completed it from top to bottom. 

May a later prince restore it (and) return my inscribed name to its place. Then the god Assur will listen to his prayers.

Eponym of Ina-assur-sumi-asbat [cira 1215]

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters, sun of all people, strong king, king of Karduniash, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the Upper and Lower Seas, king of the extensive mountains and plains, king of the land of the Shubaru, Qutu and king of all the lands Nairi, the king whom the gods help to obtain his desired victories and who shepherds the four quarters with his fierce might, I; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of the universe, son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of the universe and king of Assyria.

In my accession year, at the beginning of my reign, I conquered the land of the Qutu, the land of the Uqumanu, the lands Elhunia, Sharnida and Mehru. Annually, I received regularly in my city Assur the tribute of their lands and the produce of their mountains.

At that time [my accession year], I enclosed in a circle the land of the Paphu, the land Kadmuhu, the land Bushshu, the land Mummu, the land Alzu, the land Madanu, the land Nihanu, the land Alaya, the land Tepurzu, the land Purulumzu and the entire extensive land of the Shubaru. I subdued at my feet their leaders and imposed upon them corvée. With my surpassingly strong might, I frequently traversed impassable rocky mountains the paths of which no other king knew.

Forty kings of the lands Nairi fiercely took up a position for armed conflict. I fought with them and brought about their defeat. I caused their blood to flow into the caves and ravines of the mountains. Thus I became lord of all their lands and levied upon them tribute and import forever.

With the support of the gods Assur, Enlil and Shamash, the great gods, my lords (and) with the aid of the goddess Ishtar, mistress of heaven (and ) underworld, who marches at the fore of my army, I approached Kashtiliash, king of Karduniash, to do battle. I brought about the defeat of his army (and) felled his warriors. In the midst of that battle, I captured Kashtiliash[1], king of the Kassites, (and) trod with my feet upon his lordly neck as though it were a footstool. Bound I him as a captive into the presence of Assur, my lord. (Thus) I became lord of Sumer and Akkad in its entirety (and) fixed the boundary of my land as the Lower Sea in the east.

At that time, I delineated in the midst of my city Assur, (which is on) the north side, remote regions and much terrain. Eighty mušaru straight down its foundation pit, I reached bedrock. I built Elugalumunkurkurra, the royal residence which I love, completed it from top to bottom and deposited my steles.

In the future may a later prince when that palace becomes old and dilapidated restore it. May he anoint with oil my steles, make sacrifices and return them to their places. Then the gods Assur and Adad will listen to his prayers.

He who erases my inscribed name and writes his own name; who discards my steles and puts them in another place where there is no visibility; who conceives of and does anything injurious; or who prevents the gods who dwell in the city Assur from entering my palace during the festivals and summons them to another palace; who abandons that palace and neglects it: may the gods Assur and Adad, the gods of heaven and underworld, extinguish his sovereignty; may they destroy his name and his seed from the land; may a king who is his enemy take away his throne and, under his very eyes, rule his land. May the goddess Ishtar, my mistress who designated my turn for sovereignty, bring about the defeat of his land; may he not stand firm before his enemies; may she hand him over to his enemies.

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters, chosen of the gods Assur and Shamash, I, attentive prince, the king who is the choice of the god Enlil, the one who shepherds his land in green pastures with his beneficent staff, foremost purification priest, designate of the god An, the one who with his fierce valour subdued princes and all kings, faithful shepherd, desired of the god Ea, the one who has established in victory his names over the four quarters, exalted priest, loved one of the god Sin, the who properly administers peoples and habitations with his just sceptre, valiant hero, creature of the god Adad, who, during his period of sovereignty, made plenteous produce abundant, strong male, favourite of the god Ninurta, the one who encircled the four quarters with his strong might, the capable, the ferocious, loved one of the goddess Ishtar who regularly receives tribute of the eastern and western lands; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of the universe, king of Assyria; son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of the universe and king of Assyria.

In the year of my accession to the throne, at the beginning of my reign, I uprooted 28,800 Hittite people from Syria and led them into my land. I conquered the lands of the Paphu and as far as the Sharnida and Mehru. Annually, I received regularly the tribute of their lands and the produce of their mountains.

I enclosed in a circle the lands Kadmuhu, Bushshu, Alzu, Madanu, Nihanu, Alaya, Tepurzu, Purulumzu and the entire extensive land of the Shubaru. I subdued at my feet the kings, their leaders, and imposed upon them corvée. With my surpassingly strong might, I frequently traversed mighty mountains and extremely difficult ranges, the paths of which no other king knew. I cut into their mountains with copper picks and widened their impassable paths.

With the support of the gods Assur, Enlil and Shamash, the great gods, my lords (and) with the aid of the goddess Ishtar, mistress of heaven (and ) underworld, who marches at the fore of my army, I approached Kashtiliash, king of Karduniash, to do battle. I brought about the defeat of his army (and) felled his warriors. In the midst of that battle, I cpatured Kashtiliash[1], king of the Kassites, (and) trod with my feet upon his lordly neck as though it were a footstool. Bound I him as a captive into the presence of Assur, my lord. (Thus) I became lord of Sumer and Akkad in its entirety (and) fixed the boundary of my land as the Lower Sea in the east.[2]

He who does not restore the ziggurat and the temple of the god Assur, my lord, but discards my steles and my inscribed name; destroys the ziggurat by not looking after it; abandoning it and not reconstructing it; conceives of anything injurious and puts it ine effect to the disadvantage of that ziggurat and the temple of the god Assur, my lord: may the gods Assur, Enlil and Shamash, the gods who support me, lead him into distressingly bad circumstances; wherever there is armed conflict may they smash his weapons, bring about the defeat of his army, hand him over to a king who is his enemy and force him to dwell in captivity in the land of his enemies; may they overthrow his sovereignty and destroy his name and his seed from the land.

Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king,  king of Assyria, king of the four quarters, sun of all people; son of Shalmaneser (1), king of Assyria; son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of Assyria.

May a later prince restore it (and) return my clay inscriptions to their places. Then the god Assur will listen to his prayers.

[Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters, chosen of the gods Assur and Shamash, ], attentive prince, ….[the king who is the chouiice of the god Enlil, the one who shepherds his land in green pastures with his beneficent staff, foremost purification priest, designate of the god An, the one who with his fierce valour subdued princes and all kings, faithful shepherd, desired of]… the god Ea, king of kings, …[ one hwo has established in victory his names over the four quarters, exalted priest, loved one of the god Sin, the who properly administers peoples and habitations with his just sceptre, valiant hero, creature of]…. the god Adad, …intelligence of…courageous, destructive weapon of the gods, Deluge in battle…the ferocious, the incontestable attacker, select of the goddess Ishtar -mistess of the gods of heaven and the (underworld), loved ones of the Igigi gods, strong king, king of the universe, king of Assyria and king of Karduniash, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of Sippar and Babylon, king of Tilmun and Meluhha, king of the Upper and Lower Seas, king of the extensive mountains and plains, king of the lands of the Shubaru and Qutu and king of all the lands Nairi, king obedient to his gods, receiver in Assur of valuable booty from the four quarters: son of Shalmaneser (1), king of the universe, king of Assyria; son of Adad-nirari (1), who was also king of the universe and king of Assyria.

In the year of my accession to the throne, I uprooted 28,800 Hittite people from Syria and led them into my land. I conquered the lands of the Qutu, Uqumanu, the lands Elhunia and Sharnida, the land Mehru.

At that time,  I approached Kashtiliash, king of Karduniash, to do battle. I brought about the defeat of his army (and) felled his warriors. In the midst of that battle, I captured Kashtiliash, king of the Kassites, (and) trod with my feet upon his lordly neck as though it were a footstool. Bound I him as a captive into the presence of Assur, my lord. (Thus) I became lord of Sumer and Akkad in its entirety (and) fixed the boundary of my land as the Lower Sea in the east.[1]

May a later prince when ...

Obverse: Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, son of Shalmaneser, king of Assyria: booty of Karduniash. As for one who removes my inscription (and) my name: may Assur and the god Adad destroy his name from the land.  This seal from Assyria was given as a gift to Akkad. I, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, after six hundred years conquered Babylon and took it out from the property of Babylon.

Edge: Property of Šagarakti-Šuriaš, king of the universe.

Reverse: Tukulti-ninurta, king of the universe, son of Shalmaneser, king of Assyria: booty of Karduniash. As for one who removes my inscription (and) my name: may Assur and the god Adad destroy his name from the land.  Property of Šagarakti-Šuriaš, king of the universe. That which (was engraved) upon a seal of lapis lazuli.