Shalmaneser I 04

(1) Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, strong king, king of all of the people, shepherd of mankind, overseer of Ekur — the desired object of the gods (and) the mountain of the god Nunnamnir — merciless crusher of criminals, great dragon of conflict, curser of enemies, the weapon that destroys the insubmissive, the one who weakens fierce (enemies), trampler of the rebellious, subduer of all of the mountains, who flattened like grain the extensive army of the (land) Qutû to remote regions, conqueror of the (lands) Lullumê and Subartu (Šubaru), who carries off hostile foes above and below;

(17) 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.

(19) At that time, I built high towers in Eḫursagkur­kur­ra, the temple of the god Aššur, my lord, at the holy Kalkal Gate. I installed a bronze entrance with large steps. I erected architraves with bosses, emblems, and bronze doors.

(27) At that time, (as for) the old house of beer vats, which the kings, my ancestors, had previously built, I tore down the house of those beer vats in order to expand the [wall] and increase (its) area. I removed them entirely.

(33) I enlarged the area by sixteen cubits. I made its inner wall ten layers of brick thick (and) its outer wall five layers of brick thick. I built the erinakku. (As for) the beer vats and pipes, I returned (them) to their places. I made (that building) larger than before (and then) I built (and) completed (it) from its foundations to its crenellations.

(39b) Moreover, I deposited my commemorative inscriptions (therein). I anointed the commemorative inscriptions of my ancestors with oil, made offerings, and returned (them) to their places, together with stone(s), silver, and gol[d].

(43) In the future, may a future ruler, when that work becomes old and dilapidated, renovate their dilapidated section(s). Just as I had not removed the commemorative inscriptions of my ancestors (and) returned (them) to their places, may he return my commemorative inscriptions to their places. The god Aššur will (then) listen to his prayers.

(50) [(As for) the one who removes] my inscriptions and my name, may [the god Ašš]ur, my lord, overthrow his kingship and make his [name] (and) his seed disappear from the land. May a king who is his enemy take away his throne and under his very eyes rule his land.

(56) [Š]a-sarrāte, eponymy of Aššur-kāšid.