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(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…