Sennacherib 145

(i' 1) [I myself pra]yed [to the deities Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl, Nabû, Nergal, Ištar of Nineveh, (and) Ištar of Arbela, the gods wh]o support [me, for victory over (my) strong enemy] and [they immediately heeded my prayers (and) cam]e to my aid.

(i' 4) [...] I raged up [like a] ferocious [...], and (then) [put on armor] (and) placed [a helmet suitable for] combat on my head. [In] my [ange]r, I rode quickly [in my exalted battle chariot, which lays enemies low]. I took in my hand [the mighty bow that the god Aššur had granted to me] (and) [I g]rasped in m[y] hand [an arrow that cuts off life].

(i' 9) [...] ... I thunder[ed] like the god Adad

(i' 10) (No translation possible)

(i' 1') [...] ... [...] The whe[els of my war chariot, (which lays criminals and villains low), were ba]thed [in blood and gore]. I filled the pl[ain with the corpses of their warriors like grass. I cut off (their) lips and (thus destroyed their pride)]. I cut off [their] han[ds like the stems of cucu]mbers.

(i' 5') I rece[ived gold (and) shining silver sling straps from] their [wrists] (and) slash[ed off th]eir [belts with sharp swords]. I to[ok away gold (and) silver (decorated) belt-daggers from] their [waists].

(i' 8') [(As for) the rest of his magnates, including Nabû-šuma]-iškun, a son of [Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan), who] had raised [their] arms [because they were terrified of doing battle with me, I ca]ptured [them alive ...].

(i' 11') [...] with (their) mules.

(i' 12') [The king of Babylon and the king of the Elam] abandon[ed thei]r [tents (and), in order to save their lives], they trampled [the corpses of thei]r [troops] as they pus[hed on].

(i' 14') [Their] hearts [throbb]ed [like the pursued young of pigeons, they passed their urine hotly], (and) released [their] exc[rement inside their chariots].

(i' 16') (No translation possible)