Col. i

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[I am my older] bro[thers’ youngest brother] (and) by the command of the gods Aššur, [Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl and Nabû], Ištar of N[ineveh, (and) Ištar of Arbela], (my) father, who engendered me, [elevated me firmly] in the assembly [of my brothers], (i 5′) saying: ‘This is [the son who will succeed me.’ He questioned] the gods Šamaš and Adad by divi[nation, and] they answered him with [a firm ‘yes,’] saying: [‘He is your replacement.’] He he[eded] their important word(s) [and gathered together the people of Assyria, young (and) old], (and) my brothers, the seed of the house of [my] father.

Before the gods Aššur, Sîn, [Šamaš, Nabû, (and) Marduk, the gods of Assyria], the gods who live in heaven [and netherworld, he made them swear] their solemn oath(s) [concerning the safe-guarding of my succession]. In a favorable month, on a propitious day, [in accordance with their sublime command, I joyfully entered] the House of Succession, [an awe-inspiring] plac[e within wh]ich [the appointing to kingship (takes place)].

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Cols. ii–vii (not preserved)

Col. viii

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[...] ... [...] that place [had become too small for me [to have horses show their mettle (and) to train with chariot]s. [I made the people of the lands plundered by my bow take up] hoe and basket, and [they made bricks. I razed] that small [palace in its entirety, took a large area from the fields] for an addition, [and added (it) to it (the palace). I laid its foundations] with limestone, [strong stone from] the mountains, [and raised the terrace].

[I summoned] the kings of Ḫatti [and Across the River (Syria-Palestine): Baʾalu, king of Tyre, Ma]nasseh, king of Judah, [Qaʾuš-gabri, king of Edom, Muṣur]ī, king of Moab, [Ṣil-Bēl, king of Gaza, Mitinti], king of Ashkelon, (vi 10′) [Ikausu, king of Ekron, Milki]-ašapa, king of Byblos, [Mattan-Baʾal, king of] Arvad, [Abī-Baʾal, king of] Samsimurruna, [Būdi-il, king of Bīt-Ammon, Aḫī-Milki], king of Ashdod — [twelve kings from the shore of the sea; Ekištūra, king of] Idalion, [Pilagurâ, king of Kitrusi, Kīsu, king of] Salamis,

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