Ashurbanipal 212

(1') [... who] se[es the wick]ed and the just [...] ... [... who pre]sents bursagg[ê]-offerings [...] ... [...] the rites [... (5´) ...], who burns up evil ones, w[ho] strikes [the ...] of the evil (doer), [...] ..., beloved of the god Duranki (Enlil), who dwells in E[m]elamana that is inside the city Ḫarrān, [the great lord, his lord] —

(7') I, Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, judiciou[s] ruler, [...], obedient governor, favorite of god and goddess, who loves the (cities’) privileged status, who establishe[s ...], who obeys the command of the god Sîn and the goddess Ningal, whom, with [t]heir steadfast hearts, they crowned with the crown of rulership, [...], (10´) who is assiduous towards the sanctuaries of the god Nusku, administrator of the gods, who provides for the cult centers and sanctuaries, [...]; son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, who reveres [(the god) Aššur and the goddess Mullissu]; grandson of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria; the eternal seed [of kingship]:

(13') I had doors ma[d]e from long cedar (beams), whose fragrance is sweet, with ... [...] and [I fastened (on them)] band(s) of pure z[aḫ]alû-metal, which is [b]right like [daylig]ht, through the workmanship of the god Kusiba[nda]. (15´) I f[ixed (them) in the gateways] of the cella of Emelamana, the seat of his ... that is inside the city Ḫarrān, as ones that pres[e]rve life (and) protect the path of the king who reveres the god Sîn, hi[s] lord, [...] that speak favorable thing(s) in the evening (and) bring in petitions [...].

(18') [(As for)] these [doors], I completed their work and positioned (them) on the gate(s) of the abode of [...]

(r 1') [...] who makes [...] may [...] be pleasi[ng befo]re you. [...] make [...] stretch out over m[e fo]r good fortune [...] give to me [a]s a gift.

(r 6') [...] bursag[gê-offerings ...] ... burgê-offer­ings [...] may [...] be on your mind [...] ... the god Sîn constantly crossed over the broad heavens [... in the p]lace of judgement and decision, [a]nswer me with a firm “yes” [...] make [...] favorable for me before both lords.

(r 11') [During a reign in the distant future, when] these doors become dilapid[at]ed and old, [may he restore these doors, my handiwork], not change their work, and return (them) to their place. May he write (on them) [the praise of the deities Sîn, Ningal, and Nusku, my lords, and the m]ention of my name with his (own) name and deposit (them) for all time.

(r 14') [(As for) the one who] removes [these doors fro]m Emelamana (and) (re)fashions (their metal) for some other work, [or] destroys [the praise of the deities Sîn, Ningal, and Nusku, my lords], and changes the mention of [m]y name, may [the god Nusku ...] his favorable [...] speak evil of him before the god Sîn and the god[dess Ninga]l, and [... may ... make] his egi[rr]û-oracles [unfavora]ble.

(r 18') [(This is) what is (written) upon the doors of Emelamana, the temple of the god Nusku of the city Ḫarrān].