Middle Assyrian

“(1) Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Arik-dīn-ili, (who was) also appointee of the god Enlil (and) vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (5b) At that time, (as for) Eḫursagkurkurra, the temple of Aššur, my lord, which the kings, my ancestors, had built since distant days, that temple was destroyed by fire. I cleared away the temple of (the god) Aššur, my lord, in its entirety, removed the earth (beneath it, and) reached its foundation pit. I laid its foundations…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005791/

“(1) Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, strong king, king of all of the people, shepherd of mankind, overseer of Ekur — the desired object of the gods (and) the mountain of the god Nunnamnir — merciless crusher of criminals, great dragon of conflict, curser of enemies, the weapon that destroys the insubmissive, the one who weakens fierce (enemies), trampler of the rebellious, subduer of all of the mountains, who flattened like grain the extensive army of the (land) Qutû to remote regions, conqueror of the (lands) Lullumê and Subartu (Šubaru), who…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005792/

“(1) Shalmane[ser (I), appointee of the god Enlil], vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-[nārārī (I), appointee of the god Enlil], vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Arik-[dīn-ili, (who was)] also [appointee of the god Enlil] (and) vice-regent of (the god) Aššur; founder [of holy cult centers], builder of Ekur — shrine [of the gods] (and) dwelling of the god Nunnamnir. (6) [At that time], (as for) Eḫursagkurkurra, the temple of (the god) Ašš[ur, my lord], which [the kings], my ancestors, had built since distant days, that [temple] was destroyed by fire. I cleared away [the temple of…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005793/

“(1) Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Arik-dīn-ili, (who was also) appointee of the god Enlil (and) vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (5) At that time, the temple of the Assyrian Ištar, my lady, which Ilu-šūma, the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, my ancestor, the son of Šalim-aḫum, (who was) also the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, had previously built and completed, that temple became dilapidated and Sargon (I), the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, the son of…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005794/

“(1) Shalmaneser (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (I), king of Assyria, son of Arik-dīn-ili, (who was) also king of Assyria. (6) At that time, (as for) the ancient temple of the goddess Ninuaittu, my lady, which the kings who came before me had previously built, it had become dilapidated and I built (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. I restored it. Moreover, I deposited my commemorative inscription(s) (therein).”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005795/

“(1) [Shalmaneser (I), appointee] of the god Enlil, [vice-regent] of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur; Adad-nārārī (I) (was) the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur (and) the son of Arik-dīn-ili, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur; Arik-dīn-ili (was) the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur (and) the son of Enlil-nārārī, the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur; (and) Enlil-nārārī (was) the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur (and) the son of Aššur-uballiṭ (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (7b) Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god)…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005796/

Records Shalmaneser I's restoration of the Libūr-šalḫī Gate at Aššur, fixing the king's piety and building programme in the mid-13th century BCE, before Assyria's rise to full imperial power.

“Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (I), vice-regent of Aššur, son of Arik-dīn-ili, (who was) also vice-regent of Aššur. At that time, (as for) the gate (called) Šalibur-šalḫi, which adjoins the House of the Statue of the Gate of the god Aššur, my lord, which had been built in former times — it had become dilapidated, and its dilapidated section(s) I cleared away; what was weakened I repaired, and what had collapsed, from its foundations to its crenellations I (re)built, and my commemorative inscription(s) I deposited (therein). May a future ruler renovate its dilapidated section(s) (and restore) my inscribed name … (The text continues beyond the portion transliterated here; the customary continuation is the blessing on the ruler who returns the royal name to its place and the curse on the one who removes it.)”

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“(1) Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Arik-dīn-ili, (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (5) At that time, (as for) the palace complex, which Aššur-nārārī (I), the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, the son of Išme-Dagān (II), (who was) also the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, my ancestor, had previously built, the room [...] ... of that palace had become dilapidated [and] I cleared away their dilapidated section(s). I built (them) fro[m] their foundations to their crenellations.…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005798/