Middle Assyrian

“(1') (Too broken for translation) (2') [In my accession year (and in my first regnal year) after I sat on the thron]e of (my) ro[yal majesty in a grandiose manner, with the exalted strength of (the god) Aššur, my lord, who goes before me, with the ...] of the god Ninu[rta, who goes at my right hand, with the martial spirit of the god Adad, who goes at] my left hand, [I mustered my] chariots [and troops. Difficult roads ... which for the] passage of my chariots and troops [were not suitable, routes which were impassable, whose barriers even the] winged birds of the sky [could not pass, the…”

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/Q005986/

“(1') [...] ... [...] (2') [He dispatched merchants (and) they acquired burḫiš, dromedaries, (and)] tešēnus. [He formed (herds) of dromedaries, bred (them), (and) displayed] herds of them [to the people of his land]. (4') [The king] of Egypt sent a large [female monkey], a crocodile, [(and) a “river-man,” beasts of the Great Sea. He displayed (them) to the people of his land]. (6') [By the] command of the gods Aššur, Anu, and A[dad, the great gods, my lords, ...] in pursuit of the Arameans, which twice in one year [I crossed the Euphrates River]. I brought about their [defeat from the city…”

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/Q005987/

“(i 1) [The god Aššur, the great lord], the king of all of the great gods; [the god ...], the king of destinies, the father of the gods, [...]; the god Ea [...], the king of the apsû, [...], the lofty gods, [...]: (i 12) [Aššur-bēl-kala ..., (the one) who acts] with the support of [the god Aššur, ...] people [...] Marduk-nādin-aḫḫē, the king of Akkad, [...] (ii 1) 1,000 troops of the land [...] he uprooted 4,000 hostages from them and brought (them) down into Assyria [...] to the land [...] and [...] Kislīmu (IX) [...]. (ii 11) In that (same) year, in Duʾūzu (IV), the city [...] of the land…”

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/Q005988/

Attests Aššur-bēl-kala's titulature and genealogy — anchoring his reign within the Tiglath-pileser I dynasty — though heavy damage leaves his specific deeds and the presiding eponym unrecoverable.

“[Aš]šur-bel-kala, great king, king [of the universe, ...] [king] of all the four quarters, beloved of Aššur, ... [...] [...] ... [...]-nišu ... [...] [...] ... great [...] [son of Tiglath-pileser (I)] [...] [son of Aššur]-reša-iši (I) [...] [by the command of] the god [Aš]šur, Anu [...] [...] ... [...] [...] ...-mira [...] [...] as much as (his) heart [desired] ... [...] [...] month Elūlu (Ulūlu), 5th day, epony[my of ...]”

Source: engine:claude-opus-5 (2026-07-12/v7-evolved) · claude-opus-5 · low confidence

Records Aššur-bel-kala crossing the Euphrates twice in one year on goatskin rafts to pursue Aramean and Sutean groups near Mount Lebanon — early evidence of Assyrian military pressure on these semi-nomadic peoples.

“(Obverse) The remainder of the many animals [...] their names, together with the an[imals ...] By the command of the gods Aššur (and) Adad [... In pursuit of] the Arameans, [I crossed the Euphrates twice] in one year. The Sutians of the land Naʾa[...] which is at the foot of Mount Lebanon ... [... In boats] of duḫšu-leather, the king [...] which is on the River Saguru [(...) I conquered (...)] At that time, the banks [of the Aḫlamû who ...] tribute ... [...] (traces) [...] (Remainder broken; the reverse of this fragment is uninscribed/effaced)”

Source: engine:claude-fable-5 (2026-07-12/v7-evolved) · claude-fable-5 · medium confidence

“(1) Palace of Aššur-bēl-[kala, king of the world, strong king, king of As]syria, son of Tiglath-pileser (I), king of [the world], strong [king, king of Assyria], son of Aššur-rēša-iši (I), (who was) also king of the world, [strong king, king of] Assyria. (4) I made these sculptures in the provinces, cities, and garrisons for titillation. (6) (As for) the one who removes my inscriptions and my name, the Sebetti, the gods of Amurru, will afflict him with snake-bite.”

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/Q005991/

“(1) Palace of Aššur-bēl-kala, great king, king of the world, king of Assyria.”

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/Q005992/

“(1) To the god Šamaš, the king of heaven and netherworld, [his] king: Tukultī-Mēr, the king of the land Ḫana, [son] of Ilī-iqīša, the king of the land Ḫana, dedicated (this object) for the well-being of his land and the protection of his reign.”

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/Q005996/