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~~mdEN.ZU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-eri-ba LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-šur LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti mi-gir DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ~~ daš-šur u₃ diš-tar GIŠTUKUL la ma-har u₂-šat-li-mu-in-ni-ma a-na ra-sa-ab nak-ru-ti KUR aš-šurKI ip-tu-u₂ i-da-a-a i-na tu-kul-ti-šu₂-un GAL-tim ul-tu ṣi-taš a-di šil-la-an um-ma-na-ti-ia šal-meš lu at-ta-bal-ma gim-ri mal-ki a-šib pa-rak-ki ša kib-rat ar-ba-ʾi še-pu-u-a u₂-šak-niš-ma i-šu-ṭu ab-ša₂-a-ni i-na u₄-me-šu₂-ma ša URUni-na-a URU be-lu-ti-ia šu-bat-su uš-rab-bi su-qi₂-šu me-ti-iq ger-ri LUGAL u₂-ša₂-an-dil-ma u₂-nam-mir GIM u₄-me BAD₃ u₃ šal-hu-u₂ nak-liš u₂-še-piš-ma u₂-zaq-qir hur-ša₂-niš 1 ME ina 1.KUŠ₃ GAL-tim ha-ri-ṣu-uš uš-rap-piš ah-ra-taš u₄-me ger-ri LUGAL a-na la ṣu-uh-hu-ri NA₄NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ u₂-še-piš-ma ša a-hi ul-le-e ina me-her-ti-šu₂ i-za-zu 52 i-na 1.KUŠ₃ GAL-tim ša ger-ri LUGAL a-di KA₂.GAL GIŠKIRI₆.MEŠ am-šu-uh ru-pu-su ma-ti-ma UN.MEŠ a-ši-bu-ut URU ša₂-a-šu₂ ša E₂-su la-bi-ru i-naq-qa-ru-ma eš-šu i-ban-nu-u₂ ša uš-še E₂-šu₂ a-na ger-ri LUGAL ir-ru-ba ṣe-er E₂-šu a-na ga-ši-ši il-la-lu-šu₂

Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), (and) favorite of the great gods:

The god Aššur and the goddess Ištar granted me a weapon without equal and gave me the strength (lit. “opened my arms”) to destroy those hostile to Assyria. With their great support, (10) I constantly directed my troops in safety from east to west and I made all of the rulers who sit on (royal) daises throughout the four quarters (of the world) bow down at my feet and they (now) pull my yoke.

At that time, I enlarged the site of Nineveh, my capital city. I broadened its streets for the course of a royal road and (thus) I made (the city) as bright as day. I had an inner and outer wall skillfully built and I raised (them) as high as mountain(s). I widened its moat 100 large cubits.

So that in the future there would be no diminution of the royal road, I had steles made and they stood on each side, opposite one another. I measured the width of the royal road, as far as the Gate of the Gardens, as fifty-two large cubits.

At any time, when (anyone of) the people living in this city tears down his old house and builds a new one — if the foundation of his house encroaches upon the royal road, he will be hung (lit. “they will hang him”) on a stake over his house.