Tukulti-Ninurta I 13

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, king of kings, lord of lords, ruler of rulers, ruler, lord of all, conqueror of the rebellious — those who do not submit to (him and) who are hostile to (the god) Aššur — defeater of the rulers of the land Qutû, as far as the land Meḫri, disperser of the forces of the land Šubarû and the remote Naʾiri lands 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 Šamaš, am I; son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world, king of Assyria; (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria.

(24) At that time, (as for) the temple of the Assyrian Ištar, my lady, which Ilu-šūma, my ancestor, a ruler (who came before me), had previously built, that temple had become dilapidated and I cleared away its dilapidated section(s). I changed its site. I founded (it) in another place. I made it more outstanding than before.

(37) As an addition, I built a šaḫūru-house and lofty towers. I completed that temple from its foundations to its crenellations. Inside it, I built a lofty dais (and) an awesome sanctuary for the abode of the goddess Ištar, my lady. Moreover, I deposited my commemorative inscription (therein).

(51) May a future ruler renovate its dilapidated section(s) (and) return my inscribed name to its place. The goddess Ištar will (then) listen to his prayers.

(56) (As for) the one who removes my inscription and my name, may the goddess Ištar, my lady, extinguish his kingship, break his weapon, cause his manhood to dwindle away, (and) hand him over to his enemies.