(i 1) On my sixth campaign, I marched against Urtaku, the king of the land Elam who did not remember the kindness of the father who had engendered me (nor) did he respect my friendship. After famine occurred in the land Elam (and) hunge[r] had set in, (i 5) I sent to him grain, (which) sustains the live(s) of [people], and (thus) held [him by the hand]. (As for) his [peopl]e, who [had fled] on account of the famine [and sett]led in [Assyria until it r]aine[d] (again) in his land (and) [harvests grew — (i 10) I sent t]hose [people] wh[o] had st[ayed alive in m]y [land (back) to him. But (as for) the Elamite wh]ose [ag]gression I [had not thought possible] (lit. “I [did not speak with my heart]”) (and) [a fight with whom I had] no[t contemplated — Bēl-iqīša, the Gam]bulian, Na[bû-šuma-ēreš, the šandabakku (governor of Nippur), servant]s who belonged [to me, (and) (i 15) Marduk-šuma-ib]ni, a eunu[ch of Urtaku who had sided with them, ...]

(ii 1) Within one year, they (all) laid down (their) live(s) at the same t<i>me. The angry heart of (the god) Aššur had not relented against them, nor had the mood of the goddess Ištar, [who] had enco[ur]ag[ed] me, become tranquil towards them. (ii 5) They overthrew [his royal dynasty]. They [made] someb[ody else assum]e [dominion over the land Elam].

(ii 7) [Afterwards, Teumman, the (very) image of a gallû-demon, sa]t on the th[rone of Urtaku. He constantly sought out e]vil (ways) [to kill the children of Urta]ku [and the children of Ummanaldašu (Ḫumban-ḫaltaš II), the brother of Ur]taku. [Ummanigaš, Ummanappa, (and) Tamm]arītu — [the sons of Urtaku], the king of the land Elam — [Kudurru (and) Parrû — the sons of U]mmanaldašu (Ḫumban-ḫaltaš II), [the king who came before U]rtaku — (ii 15) [together with sixty members of the royal (family), countless] archers, (and) [nobles of the land E]lam [fled to me before Teu]mman’s [slaughtering and grasped the feet of] my [royal majes]ty.

(ii 19) [On my seventh campaign], I marched [against Teumman, the king of the land Elam who had re]gularly [s]ent [his envoys] to me [concerning Ummanigaš, Ummanappa, (and) Tamm]arītu — [the sons of Urtaku], the king of the land Elam — [(and) Kudurru (and) Parr]û — the sons of Ummanaldašu (Ḫumban-ḫaltaš II), [the brother of Urtaku], (former) king of the land Elam — (asking me) to se[nd] (back) (ii 25) those [people] who had fled to m[e and] grasped my feet. I did not grant [him] their extradition. Concerning the aforementioned, he sent insults mont[hly] by the hands of Umbadar[â] and Nabû-damiq. Inside the land Elam, he was bragging in the assembly of [his] troops. (ii 30) I trusted in the deities Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, (and) [Ištar of Arbela, who had encouraged me. I did] no[t comply with the utterance(s) of his pro]vocative [speech] (lit. “[mouth]”).

(iii 1') “with regard to Teumman, the king of the land Elam who placed a bu[rden] o[n (the god) Aššur — the king of the gods], the father who had engendered you — he mustered his troops, prepared for battl[e], (and) was sharpening his weapons in order to march to Assyria.”

(iii 5') “You, the heroic one of the gods, drive him away like a ... in the thick of battle and (then) raise a storm, an ev[il] wind, against him.”

(iii 8') The goddess Ištar heard my sorrowful plight [and] said to me “Fear not!” She gave (me) confid[ence], (saying): “Because of your entreaties, which you directed towards me, (and because) your eyes were filled with [tear(s)], I had mer[cy] (on you).”

(iii 12') During the course of the night that I had appealed [to her], a dream interpreter lay down and saw a d[ream]. He woke up and (then) reported to me the night vision that the goddess Ištar had shown him, saying:

(iii 16'b) “The goddess Ištar who resides in the city Arbela entered (and) she had quivers hanging on the right and left. She was holding a bow at her side (and) she was unsheathing a sharp sword that (was ready) to do battle. You (Ashurbanipal) stood before her (and) (iii 20´) she was speaking to you like (your own) birth-mother. The goddess Ištar, the sublime one of the gods, called out to you, instructing you, saying: ‘You are looking forward to waging war (and) I myself am about to set out towards my (lit. “your”) destination (the battlefield).’ You (then) spoke to her, saying: ‘Let me go with you, wherever you go, O Lady of Ladies!’ (iii 25´) She replied to you, saying: ‘You will stay in the place whe[re] you are (currently) [resid]ing. Eat food, drink w<i>ne, [ma]ke mus[ic], (and) revere my divinity. In the meantime, I will go (and) accomplish this task, (thus) I will let (you) achieve your heart’s desire. Your face will not become pale, [your feet] will not trembl[e], (iii 30´) you will not wipe off your sweat in the thick of batt[le].’ She took you into her sweet embrace and protected yo[ur] entir[e bod]y. Fire was flaring up in front of her. She came out furiously (and) splendidly and went to conquer her enemy. [She directed her] attent[ion towar]ds Teumman, the king of the land Elam with whom she was angry.”

(iv 2) [In] the month Ulūlu (VI), “the work of the goddesses,” the festival of the exalted (god) Aššur, [the mon]th of the god Sîn, the light of heaven and netherworld, I trusted in the decision of the bright divine light (Sîn) (iv 5) [and] the message of the goddess Ištar, my lady, which cannot be changed. [I must]ered my battle troops, warriors who dart about in the thick of battle by the command of the deities Aššur, Sîn, and I[štar. I set out on] the path [again]st Teumman, the king of the land Elam, [and] t[o]ok the direct roa[d].

(iv 10) [B]efore me, [Teumman, the king of] the land Elam, [set up camp in] the city Bīt-Imbî. [He heard about the entr]y of my royal majesty i[nto (the city) Dēr]

(iv 1') [...] I placed [Ummanigaš (Ḫumban-nikas II), who had fled to me (and) had grasped my feet, on h]is (Teumman’s) [throne]. (iv 5´) I installed [Tammarītu], his third [bro]ther, as king [in the city Ḫida]lu. [(With) the chariots, w]a<go>ns, horses, harness-[broken] (steeds), (and) equipment suited for war [that] (iv 10´) I captured [between the city Sus]a and the Ulāya River [with the suppor]t of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, the great gods, [by the com]mand of (the god) Aššur and the god Marduk, the great gods, my lords, I joyfully came out [o]f the land Elam and salvation was established [fo]r my entire army.

(iv 14') On my eighth campaign

(iv 15') Third extract, (inscription) not complete.