1 Assur, the great Lord, the King of all
2 the great gods; Anu, King of the spirits of heaven
3 and the spirits of earth, the god, Lord of the world; Bel,
4 the Supreme, Father of the gods, the Creator;
5 Hea, King of the deep, determiner of destinies,
6 the King of crowns, drinking in brilliance;
7 Rimmon, the _crowned_ hero, Lord of canals;[1] the Sun-god
8 the Judge of heaven and earth, the urger on of all;
9 (Merodach), Prince of the gods, Lord of battles; Adar,
the terrible,
10 (Lord) of the spirits of heaven and the spirits of earth,
the exceeding strong god; Nergal,
11 the powerful (god), King of the battle; Nebo, the bearer
of the high sceptre,
12 the god, the Father above; Beltis, the wife of Bel, mother
of the (great) gods;
13 Istar, sovereign of heaven and earth, who the face of heroism
perfectest;
14 the great (gods), determining destinies, making great my
kingdom.
15 (I am) Shalmaneser, King of multitudes of men, prince
(and) hero of Assur, the strong King,
16 King of all the four zones of the Sun (and) of multitudes
of men, the marcher over
17 the whole world; Son of Assur-natsir-pal, the supreme
hero, who his heroism over the gods
18 has made good and has caused all the world[2] to kiss
his feet;
[Footnote 1: Or, "fertility."]
[Footnote 2: Or, "the countries the whole of them."]