(1) Arik-dīn-ili, strong king, king of Assyria, builder of the temple of the god Šamaš, the exalted shrine, for posterity; son of Enlil-nārārī, king of Assyria; son of Aššur-uballiṭ (I) (who was) also king of Assyria:

(14) When I planned to rebuild that temple in order that the harvest of my land might prosper, at the sanctuary of the god Šamaš, the high place where previously the decisions of the land were made but now was becoming a mound of dirt and around it the “shrines” of the people, which they had taken and settled in, I destroyed (the sanctuary). I laid its foundation in the eponymy of Berūtu [...], son of Erība-Adad (I), king of Assyria.

(49) In the future may a later prince, when that temple becomes dilapidated and he renovates (it), anoint my monumental inscriptions with oil, make a sacrifice, and return (them) to their places. (Then) the god Šamaš will listen to his prayers.

(66) Whoever removes my monumental inscriptions and treats (them) as refuse, may the god Šamaš, my lord, overthrow his sovereignty and afflict his land with famine.