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[...] ... [...] I se[nt my officials, the gover]nors [of the boundary areas of their land, with th]em and they trampled [the people living in] those [cities (and) made (them) b]ow down at their feet. I imposed [the tribute (and) paym]ent of my lordship [upon] them.

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[(As for) the land Pa]tušarri, a district in the [area] of the salt desert, [which is in the midst of the land of the] distant [Med]es, borders Mount Bikni, the lapis lazuli mountain, (and) upon the soil of whose land none [of the kings], my [ancestors], had walked — I carried off to Assyria [Šidir-par]na (and) E-parna, mighty chieftains, (i′ 10′) [who were not submissive] to (my) yoke, together with their people, [their riding horses], oxen, sheep and goats, (and) Bactrian camels, [their he]avy [plunder].

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[In] my [...]th campaign, (as for) the land Bāzu, a district in a remote place, [a forgotten place of] dry land, saline ground, a place of thirst, (i′ 15′) [one hundred and twenty leagues] of desert, thistles, and gazelle-tooth stones, [where sn]akes and scorpions fill [the plain] like ants — I left [Mount] Ḫazû, the mountain of saggilmud-stone, [twenty leagues behind me and crossed over to] that district to which [no kin]g before me [had gone] since earliest days. By the command of the god Aššur, my lord, (i′ 20′) I marched [trium]phantly [in its midst. I defeated] Kīsu, king of the land Ḫaldisu, [Akbaru, king of] the city Ilpiatu, Mansāku, king of the land Magalani, [Iapaʾ, queen of] the land Diḫrāni, Ḫabīsu, ki[ng of the la]nd Qa[dabaʾ, Niḫaru, king of the city Gaʾuani], Baslu, queen [of the city Iḫilum, (and) Ḫabaziru, king of the city Pudaʾ, eight kings] from [that] district [...] ... [...]

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before ... [...] on the third day, in the evening [...] the festival of Erua, (that is) Zarpa[nītu], I prayed to the [gods Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš], Adad, Bēl, Bēltīya, Nabû, [Ištar of Nineveh], (ii′ 5′) Ištar of Arbela, and Guše[a, the gods, my helpers], and they heard my prayers. [I raged like] a lion, put on (my) coat of mail, (and) [put on (my head)] a helmet appropriate for ba[ttle]. I held in my hands the mighty bow (and) the [strong] arrow, which the god Aššur, king of the gods, placed [in my] hands. (ii′ 10′) Like a furious eagle, my wings were spread before [my army] (and) I was marching like the flood. [The merci]less arrow (bestowed) by the god Aššur shot out angrily (and) furiously [...]. The gods Šarur (and) Šargaz were marching at [my side. By] the command of the god Aššur, the king of the gods, my lord, I prayed to the great gods and they heard my prayers (and) [...].

I, Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, the center of my army, the army of [...]. I was following their great divinity. With their [great] help, [I blew] between them like the onslaught of a raging storm, dispersed their concentrated troops, [overwhelm]ed [his] troops, [..., (ii′ 20′) the lead]ers of his army, his brothers, his governors, (and) [his] third-[men from] the city Išḫupri to Memphis, [a distance of fifteen days] ma[rch]. By the command of [the god Aššur, every day], without ceasing, I set up (my) order of battle for combat [...]. I slaughtered their [...] like sheep [and goats. ...] (ii′ 25′) who [had fled] from my fierce weapons [...] they came out and before the gate of [...] ... Taharqa, the king of [Kush, ...] to save his servants [...]

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