Sennacherib 147

(1) [A Chaldean (Šūzubu), ...] ... a rash fellow, [a chariot fighter, a servant who belonged to the governor of the city Laḫīru, (...) w]ho in the time of my father fled [li]ke a bird [on account of the beating of the ...-official and the tearing out (of his hair) ...] and [wandered about in the open country], who entered [B]abylon [when there was rebellion and revolt (...)] and [was reckoned as one of them: They (the Babylonians) exalted him over them and] they entrusted him with [the kingship of the land of Sumer and Akkad].

(6) [To Babylon, which was very guilty, ... (wherein) Šūzubu], a Chaldean, son of a nobody, [a person of lowly status who has no strength, ...], was appointed as [...] ... of Babylon: [The people of Babylon who had rebelled (and) the Chaldeans, Arameans, (...)] fugitives, (and) runaways [who had banded together with them in exchange for gifts and bribes ...] ... and they took an oath.

(10) [They (the Babylonians) opened the treasury of Esagil and sent my gift(s) — the silver, gold, (and) precious stones that I had given as presents to the g]od Bēl (Marduk) and the goddess Zarpanītu, [the property (and) possession(s) of the temple of their gods — as a bribe to Umman-men]anu (Ḫumban-menanu), the king of the land Elam, [who does not have sense or insight. ...] ... previously and [they took an oath. They ga]ve him the order [to muster his army (and) to ... He gathered his army, inspected (his) chariots (and) wagons, ...] ... [...]

(r 1') [(As for) any future ruler who ... ch]anges and [... by some crafty device, era]ses [..., may the deities Aššur, Anu, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, ... all of the gods of] Assyria, make [their name, their seed, their offspring, (and) their progeny di]sappear [...].

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