Aššur-reša-iši I 02

(1) Aššur-rēša-iši (I), appointee the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, (the one) whose dominion the gods Anu, Enlil, and Ea — the great gods — designated for the proper administration of Assyria and whose priesthood they blessed, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Mutakkil-Nusku, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, (and) son of Aššur-dān (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur.

(3) At that time, (as for) the towers of the large gate, that are in front of the (monumental) lions of the main forecourt of the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, my lady, which had been shaken in an earthquake, during the time of Aššur-dān (I), [my] grandfather, they had become dilapidated and weak. From the crenellations to the roof of the temple, I tore down [fifteen] old [layers of brick]. I (then) raised (those towers) fifty layers of brick, (thus) making (them) thirty-five layers of brick higher than before. I su[rround]ed them (the towers) with stone rosettes.

(8) In the future, in distant days, may a future ruler renovate their dilapidated section(s) (and) return my inscribed name to its place. The goddess Ištar [will (then) listen to his] prayers.