Ashurbanipal 114

(1) [I, Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of] Assyria, king of the fo[ur] quarters (of the world); [offspring of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, governor of Babylo]n, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; [descendant of Sennacherib, king of the world], king of Assyria —

(4) [...] of fruit orchards the great gods determined [my] lot [...] they entrusted me with the carrying off of their [plunder ...] they attired my head with awe-inspiring radiance [...] had no rival (lit. “there was no one to rival (me)”).

(8) I marched [from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea, where the kings, my ancestors, had reg]ularly [tr]aveled. [At a distance of one month (and) twenty days (journey) into the midst of the sea and on dry land], I added [territory to that of the king]s, my ancestors, and ruled (it). (10) [I made the people living in those lands bow down to my yoke (and)] imposed upon th[e]m annual [tribute payme]nt. [By the command of the deities ..., the kings who sit upon (royal) daises kiss my feet (and) great rulers from (both) eas]t and west are anxious for me to be their ally.

(12) (No translation possible)