(1) [God Aššur, great lord, lord of] the lands, shepherd of all princes;

(2) [Goddess Ištar ...] lofty, mistress of Nineveh;

(3) [God Šamaš ...] ... justice;

(4) [Shalmaneser ...] the universe,

(5) [...] ... [...] ...

(6) The gods Bēl (and) Anu entrusted to you the distant [mountains].

(7) The obstinate slave of Bīt-Adini (and) his allies, [they (the gods) defeated],

(8) The city Tīl-Barsip, the fortified town, they (the gods) burned,

(9) The kings of the land Ḫatti, they (the gods) destroyed their abodes.

(10) He (Shalmaneser) spoke ... to Aššur-bel-kaʾʾin, the field marshal:

(11) “The forts are entrusted to you, make your guard strong

(12) “Keep your companies secure in order to take their tribute

(13) “The princes of the land Ḫatti I have subdued,

(14) “So I will go to experience warfare with the Urarṭians,

(15) “I will go down to see whether it is a region with or without water.” Thus he spoke.

(16) (As) Ashurnasirpal harnessed up for the land Nairi, he (Shalmaneser) mustered [the troops].

(17) He kept meeting with his officers so that they would bring discipline to [his troops].

(18) “[Divide] my furious warriors into companies,

(19) “For I am going to plunder on a campaign of the god Aššur. Have courage (lit. ‘[...] your hearts’)

(20) “Let the swords be sharp [which I put] into your hands,

(21) “[I put] sharp arrows into [your quivers],

(22) “I [fasten] iron armor upon the horses,

(23) “Do not [mislead] your massive forces

(24) “[Do not fear] the warfare of the Urarṭian slave

(25) “The god Aššur has encouraged me [to march] on the road [to Urarṭu],

(26) “The people of Assyria have shouted, [they have praised my] heroism:

(27) “ ‘[Upon you be] the best of blessings to gain dominion [over your foes]

(28) “ ‘March, O lord of kings, crush [the enemies of Aššur]

(29) “ ‘Let the god Nergal march before you, let the god Girra [come behind]

(30) “ ‘At your command [...]!’ ”

(31) They went forth in formation, quickly marching on,

(32) [The ... of] his battle was mighty like ...

(33) [They were equipped with] iron picks (and) [...] arrows,

(34) [They traversed] mighty [mountains] (and) remote highlands.

(35) [...] ... [...]

(36) [...] as far as the land Subru [...]

(37) He trusted in the remote [highlands] ...

(38) [The mountains] of the Urarṭians quickly [...]

(39) I conquered the strong cities, I destroyed the fortresses.

(40) ... Ashurnasirpal ...

(41) [On the] first day of the month Ulūlu I approached his royal city.

(42) Kings ...

(43) The brilliance of the lord of the (four) quarters overwhelmed them,

(44) They abandoned their cities and fled into the mountains and forests,

(45) Everyone ran for (their) lives into the terrible mountains.

(46) I went after them, I pursued them in the rugged mountains,

(47) I killed 18,000 enemies with the sword of battle,

(48) I threw their teams onto the plain like ...

(49) I plundered the mules, horses, (and) agalu-donkeys without number,

(50) For nine days I looted his palace possessions.

(51) I burned his many settlements,

(52) I drove the servant women of his land before my army.

(53) The trees (which were) the attraction of his royal city, I burned,

(54) Statues (proclaiming) my might I erected by mountains and seas.

(55) As far as the ... of the land Nairi, to the land Gilzānu, I went down,

(56) Horses as tribute I received in the cities Tikku (and) Ḫubuškia,

(57) The rest of the tribute I received in the city Turušpâ.

(58) ... to Aššur my god ...

(59) With the steadfast heart I entered Ega[šankalamm]a,

(60) The festival of the mistress of Arbela ... I celebrated.

(61) The king [sat down] with joy upon the lion’s seat in the city Baltil (Aššur),

(62) He made [his subjects] fall flat, he entered into the presence of the goddess Ištar with all his booty.

(63) [...] ... his eyes ... he blessed.

(64) [...] ... he gave.

(65) [...] ...