(1) I, [Sîn-šarra-i]škun, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria; the one whom the deities Aššur, [Mullissu, M]arduk, Zarpanītu, Nabû, (and) Tašmētu steadfastly looked upon with their benevolent glance and selected for kingship; whom the light of heaven, the god Sîn, crowned with the crown of lordship to make the foundation of the land firm, to direct the people, to put in order what is confused, (5) (and) to repair what is destroyed; whose hand the god Nabû, overseer of the world, made grasp a just scepter (and) a true staff for shepherding a widespread population; magnanimous, discerning, who comprehends reason and counsel, who learned deliberation; reliable judge, who speaks about truth and justice; to whom treacherous talk is anathema (and) lies an abomination; (10) pious ruler, capable governor, true shepherd, leader of a widespread population; whose kingship the great gods made as pleasing in all of the lands as the finest oil;

(12) son of Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters (of the world); son of Esarhaddon, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; son of Sennacheri[b], great [k]ing, strong king, king of the world, (15) king of Assyria, ruler who has no rival; descendant of Sargon (II), great king, [s]trong ki[ng], king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad;

(16b) At the beginning of my kingship, a[f]ter the gods Aššur, Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, Sîn, Šamaš, Ninurta, Nergal, and Nusku chose me among my brothers and desired (me) as king, guided me like a father and a mother, killed my foes, c[u]t down my enemies, performed good deeds for me, (and) gladly placed me o[n the] royal [thro]ne of the father who had engendered me; (20) I constantly gave thought to providing for cult centers, completing sanctuaries, (and) putting in order p[ell]udû-rites; I was assiduous towards the sanctuaries of the great gods, my lords, and wanted to do whatev[er] was suitable [for] their great [divinit]y.

(22b) At that time, the temple of the god Nabû that is inside B[altil (Aššur), which Sha]lmaneser (I) — the builder of the temple of (the god) Aššur — had built, became dilapidated and Aššur-rēša-iši (I), son of Mu[takkil-Nusku (re)built (it) (and)] it became dilapidated (again); and Adad-nārārī (III), son of Šamšī-Adad (V) (re)built (it) and it became dilap[idated and old. For a lo]ng [time], it fell into disrepair and became level with the ground. (25) [The god Nabû (and) the goddess Tašmētu] took up residence [in the temple of the Assyrian Ištar] and (there) they received strewn offerings. [The kings, my ancestors who came before me], did not think about [(re)building] that temple and [they did not pay (it any) attention].

(27b) [I, Sîn-šarra-iškun, king of] the world, king of Assyria, the one who reveres the great gods, [who is assiduous towards their places (of worship)], conceived [in] my [hear]t [to (re)build that temple] and wanted (to carry it out). [According to its original plan, on its former site, in a favorab]le [month], (on) an auspicious day, according to the craft of the incantation priest, (30) [I filled in its foundation] with limestone [and made (it) as high] as [a mounta]in. I built (and) completed (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. [... my ... a]nd made (it) shine like daylight. [I brought] the god Nabû (and) the goddess Tašmētu, the great gods, my lord<s>, out [of the temple of the Assyrian Ištar] and, in a favorable month, (on) an auspicious day, I made (them) enter inside it and [made them dwell on (their) eternal dais(es)].

(33b) [I offe]red prime quality [prize bulls] (and) fattened fat-tailed sheep as pure food offerings [before the god Nabû (and) the goddess Tašmētu, my lords], and (thus) I lavishly provided (for them) inside (that) temple. The god Nabû (and) the goddess Tašmētu (35) [looke]d [with pleasure upon my good deeds] and constantly blessed my kingship.

(36) May [a future ruler, one of the kings, m]y [descendants], renovate [it]s [dilapidated section(s)] when that temple becomes dilapidated and [old. May he find] an inscribed object bearing my name, [and (then) anoint (it) with oil], make [an offering], (and) place (it) with an inscribed object bearing his name. [The deities Aššur, Mullissu, Marduk, Za]rpanī[tu, Na]bû, (and) Tašmētu will (then) hear his prayers.

(40) [(As for) the one who] removes [an inscribed object bear]ing my name and does not place (it) [with an inscribed object bearin]g his name and [does not write] my name with his name, may [the deities Aššur, Mullis]su, Marduk, Zarpanītu, Nabû, (and) Tašmētu not be present [for h]is [pra]yers and not heed his supplications. [M]ay they curse him [angrily] and make his name, his seed, (and) his offspring disappear from the land.

(45A) [..., epon]ymy of Bēl-aḫu-uṣur, palace overseer.

(45B) Tašrītu (VII), the fourth day, eponymy of Bēl-aḫu-uṣur, palace overseer.