Sennacherib 231

(1) [Palace of Sennacherib, great king], strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, [king of the four quarters (of the world), favorite of the] great [god]s, wise prince, [circumspect] rul[er, shepherd of the peop]le, (and) leader of a widespre[ad] population, [I]:

(4) [The god Aššur, father of the gods], looked steadfastly upon me [among all of the ru]lers and [made] my [we]apons [greater] than (those of) a[ll who sit on (royal) daises]. He gave me a ju[st] scepter [that widens borders (and) he put in my hand] a merciless [ro]d to fell ene[mies].

(7b) [I]n a pitched battle, I overwhelmed like the Deluge Marduk-apla-iddi[na (II) (Merodach-baladan), the king of] Karduniaš (Babylonia), all of the Chaldeans [and Arameans, together with the troops of the land Elam, his allies. He (Marduk-apla-iddina II) fled alone] to [the Sealand, and (then) he dug up the gods of the (full) extent of his land, together with the b]ones of his fo[re]fathers [from (their) tomb(s), ...] ... [...]

(r 1') [I had inscribed] on [it all the mighty victories that I achi]eved [over my enemies with the support of the god Aššur, my lord, and I deposited (it) in its foundation(s)] for ever after.

(r 2'b) At any time (in the future), [may one of the kings, my descendants, whom the god Aššur] nam[es for shepherding the land and] people, [renovate its dilapidated section(s) when that ...] becomes old and [dilapidated. May he find] an inscribed object bearing my name, [anoint (it) with oil, make an offering], (and) return (it) [t]o its place. The god Aššur [will (then) hear his] pray[ers].