(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, conqueror of the rebellious — those who do not submit (to him and) who are hostile to the god Aššur — defeater of all of the unsubmissive rebels (of) the lands of the Uqumanî and Papḫû, crusher of the land Katmuḫi (and) the army of the land Qutû — difficult mountain (regions) — disperser of the forces of the land Šubarû to (its) full extent, overwhelmer of all of the unsubmissive (of) the lands Alzi (and) Purulumzi, the legitimate ruler who marches about in the four quarters (of the world) with the support of the god Aššur and the great gods and has neither successful opponent nor rival, capturer of enemy districts above and below, strong king, capable in battle, the one who took over the rule of all of the Naʾiri lands and made forty (of its) kings — their commanders — bow down at his feet, (the one who) added the lands Azalzi and Šepardî to his territory; son of Shalmaneser (I) king of Assyria; (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) also king of Assyria.

(29b) At that time, (as for) the ancient temple of the gods Sîn and Šamaš, which the kings who came before me had previously built, that temple had become dilapidated and I cleared away its dilapidated section(s) (and) I reached its foundation pit. I completed (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. Moreover, I deposited my commemorative inscription (therein). I returned the commemorative inscriptions of former kings to their places.

(36b) May a future ruler renovate its dilapidated section(s) (and) return my inscribed name to its place. The gods Sîn and Šamaš will (then) listen to his prayers.

(40) (As for) the one who removes my inscription and my name, may the gods Sîn and Šamaš overthrow his kingship (and) make his name (and) his seed disappear from the land.

(44) Allānātu, eponymy of Aššur-bēl-ilāni.