Ashurbanipal 258

(1) For the god Enlil, king of the gods, lord of heaven and netherworld, prince [...], one who renders decisions, who[se order] cannot be changed, foremost of the Igīgū gods, hero of the Anunnakū gods, who ru[les ...], one who holds the lead-rope of every(one), one who makes [opposing forces] agr[ee], lord of the lands, wisest of the gods, one who dwells in Ekur which is inside [Nippur, (the great lord), his lord]:

(6) Ash[ur]b[ani]p[al, great king], strong [kin]g, king of the wor[ld, king of Assyria, ... king who has no] equal [in all] the lands; [son of Esarhaddon, great king], strong [king], king of the world, king [of Assyria; grandson of Sennacherib], great king, strong king, king of the world, (who was) also king of Assyria; (10) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, vice-regent for the gods Aššur, Enlil and Ninurta, one who provides for the cult centers, ... sanctuaries —

(12) In order to ensure his good health, to prolong his days, to make his appearance (lit. “body”) radiant, to ensure the well-being of his offspring, so that he stand (victoriously) over his enemies, that his reign endure, that he lead (his people) aright with his staff, that his rule please his [land], (and) that he guide his people in abundant prosperity,

(15) (With regard to) Egigunû, the ziggurat of Nippur, whose foundation is made secure on the breast of the Watery Abyss (apsû), whose enclosure wall had become old and eroded, I repaired its dilapidated section(s) with baked bricks from a (ritually) pure kiln, and completed its structure. I had it built anew with the craft of the god Kulla and made it shine like daylight. I raised its top (as high) as a mountain and made [its] appearance resplendent.

(20) On account of this, when the god Enlil, king of the gods, chief god (lit. “Enlil”) of the gods, [great] lord, [(his lord)], loo[ks] upon Egigunû, the sign of the lands, with pleasure, may he (Enlil) constantly bless the kingship of Ashurbanipal — king of Assyria, true shepherd who reveres his [great] divinity — (and) keep his reign safe until [far-off] days! May he cause [him to] gr[asp] a staff of shepherdship which makes opposing forces agree! May he make his shepherdship pleasant to his land! [May he make (him) stand (victoriously)] over [his] enemy!