Tiglath-pileser I 03

(1) [Tiglath]-pileser (I), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of all four quarters (of the world), the valiant man who acts with the support of the gods Aššur and Ninurta — the great gods, his lords — (and thereby) has struck down his foes;

(5) Son of Aššur-rēša-iši (I), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Mutakkil-Nusku, (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria.

(6) By the command of the god Aššur, my lord, I conquered from the other side of the Lower Zab to the Upper Sea of the Setting Sun. I marched to the Naʾiri lands three times (and) conquered the wide Naʾiri lands from the land Tumme to the land Daiaeni, Ḫimua and to the land Paiteri. I subdued thirty kings of the Naʾiri lands. I took hostages from them, received their tribute of teams of horses in harness, (and) imposed upon them tax and impost.

(16) I marched to Mount Lebanon. I cut down (and) carried off beams of cedar for the temple of the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords. I continued to the land Amurru (and) conquered the land Amurru in its entirety. I received the payment of Byblos, Sidon, (and) Arwad. I rode in boats of the people of Arwad (and) travelled successfully a distance of three double hours from Arwad, an island (lit. "in the middle of the sea"), to the city Ṣimirra (Ṣamur), which is in the land Amurru. I killed at sea a nāḫiru, which is called a sea-horse.

(26) Moreover, upon my return march, I became [the lord] of the land Ḫatti in its entirety. [...] (and) [imposed] upon Ini-Tešub, the king of the land Ḫatti, hostages, tax, tribute, and (payment consisting of) beams of cedar.

(29) I crossed the Euphrates River [...] times, twice in one year, in pursuit of the Aḫlamû-Arameans, to the land Ḫatti. I brought about their defeat from the foot of Mount Lebanon, the city Tadmar of the land Amurru, Anat of the land Sūḫu, as far as Rapiqu of Karduniaš (Babylonia). I brought their booty (and) possessions to my city, Aššur.

(36) At that time, the wall of my city, Aššur, of the New City, which Aššur-nādin-aḫḫē, the vice-regent of the god Aššur, king, my ancestor who came before me, had previously built — upon that wall, from the great tower of the Tigris Gate to the ...s and to the wall of the Inner City, I heaped up pile(s) of dirt like a ruin hill (and thereby) reinforced (it). In front of it, I built anew a strong wall. I built (and) completed (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. I deposited my commemorative inscriptions therein.

(45) In the future, in days to come, may a future ruler, when that wall becomes old and dilapidated, restore its dilapidated section(s). May he restore my inscribed name to its place. The god Aššur, the great lord, will (then) listen to his prayers.

(50) Kuzallu (III), thirteenth day, eponymy of Ninuāyu, son of Aššur-aplu-līšir, the chief of revenue officers.