Shalmaneser I 05

(1) Shalmane[ser (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 — shrine [of the gods] (and) dwelling of the god Nunnamnir.

(6) [At that time], (as for) Eḫursagkurkurra, the temple of (the god) Ašš[ur, my lord], which [the kings], my ancestors, had built since distant days, that [temple] was destroyed by fire. I cleared away [the temple of (the god) Ašš]ur, [my lord], in its entirety, removed the earth (beneath it, and) reached its foundation pit. I laid its foundations with hard limestone, [just like] bedrock.

(16) I built the temple of the Divine Judges, my [lords], inside it. I [resto]red it. I made [Eḫursag]­kur­kur­ra, the temple of (the god) Aššur, my lord, much larger [than b]efore. I built (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. I placed all of the gods of Ekur inside it. I deposited m[y] commemorative inscriptions (therein). I deposited the commemorative inscriptions of Aššur-uballiṭ (I), my ancestor, together with my commemorative inscriptions.

(28b) May a future ruler, when he builds that temple (when) it becomes dilapidated — just as I had not removed the commemorative inscriptions of Aššur-uballiṭ (I), my ancestor, (and) returned (them) to their places — return my commemorative inscriptions to their places. The god Aššur and the Divine Judges will (then) listen to his prayers.

(36) [Ša-sa]rāte, (...)th day, eponymy of Aššur-nādin-šu[māti].