Esarhaddon 1003

(i 1') ... [...] the one who distributes [shares] to the ... people, [...], the one who opens canals, (and) the one who makes the pasturage (and) watering places flourish; whose countenance is excellent, the awe-inspiring god, the bearer of the furious mace, the one who conquered the enemy, overthrew e[vil], ... [...]

(ii 1') [...] ..., anci[ent] stock, sublime ruler, governor of Babylon, tr[ue] prince, the one to whom the god En[lil] has stretched out his hand, rever[ent] servant,

(iii 1') (No translation possible)

(v 1') [May] one of the kings, [my] descendants, [who] comes forth to rule the land, [read an inscripti]on written in my name when this [temple] becomes old and when he renovates its [dilapid]ated section(s), [and] may he anoint (it) with oil, make an offering, write [my name w]ith his name, (and) return (it) [to] its [place. May he respect] (my) inscrip[tions ...]