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(1) Shalmaneser (III), great king, strong king, [king of the world, king of Assyria, king of all of] the people, (the one) who [has always acted mightily] with the support of the gods Šamaš (and) Adad, the gods [who support him, and they have put under his control] the mighty mountains from sunrise [to sunset; the fierce (and)] merciless [king] who has defeated ... and [gone] after [his enemies and victoriously] swept over [rivers and difficult mountains] (leaving them) like ruin hill(s) left by the Deluge; (5b) the conqueror [from the Sea of the Naʾiri land(s) to the Great Sea of] the…