Shalmaneser I 02

(1) Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Arik-dīn-ili, (who was) also appointee of the god Enlil (and) vice-regent of the god Aššur; founder of holy cult centers, builder of Ekur — the shrine of the gods (and) the dwelling of the god Nunnamnir.

(5b) At that time, (as for) Eḫursagkurkurra, the ancient temple, which Ušpia, my ancestor, the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, had previously built, (and which when) it became dilapidated, Erišum (I), my ancestor, the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, built (it and which when) 159 years had passed and it had again become dilapidated, Šamšī-Adad (I), (who was) also my ancestor (and) the vice-regent of the god Aššur, built (it and) 580 years passed, th(at) temple and its sanctuar(ies) were destroyed by fire. I cleared away that temple in its entirety (and) reached its foundation pit. I laid its foundations with hard limestone, just like bedrock.

(15b) I built two towers, which had not been built before, as an addition. I greatly enlarged the forecourt of the god Nunnamnir and the area of the forecourt of the god Aššur, my lord, more than before. I put stools and cult platforms in their sanctuaries. I placed all of the gods of Ekur inside it. Moreover, I deposited my commemorative inscriptions and foundation inscriptions (therein).

(22) (As for) the one who removes my inscriptions and my name, may the god Aššur, my lord, overthrow his kingship (and) make his name and his seed disappear from the land.

(25) Ša-sarrāte, twentieth day, eponymy of Aššur-dammiq, son of Abi-ili.