19 the noble offspring of Tiglath-Adar
20 who has laid his yoke upon all lands hostile to him, and
21 has swept (them) like a whirlwind.
22 At the beginning of my reign; when on the throne
23 of royalty mightily I had seated myself, the chariots
24 of my host I collected. Into the lowlands[1] of the country
of 'Sime'si
25 I descended. The city of Aridu, the strong city
26 of Ninni, I took. In my first year
27 the Euphrates in its flood I crossed. To the sea of the
setting sun[2]
28 I went. My weapons on the sea I rested. Victims
29 for my gods I took.[3] To mount Amanus [4] I went up.
30 Logs of cedar-wood and pine-wood I cut. To
31 the country of Lallar I ascended. An image of my Royalty
in the midst (of it) I erected.
32 In my second year to the city of Tel-Barsip I approached.
The cities
33 of Akhuni the son of Adin I captured. In his city I shut
him up. The Euphrates
34 in its flood I crossed. The city of Dahigu, a choice city
of the Hittites
35 together with the cities which (were) dependent upon it I
captured. In my third year Akhuni
36 the son of Adin, from the face of my mighty weapons fled,
and the city of Tel-Barsip,
[Footnote 1: Or, "the descendings."]
[Footnote 2: That is, the Mediterranean.]
[Footnote 3: Namely, in sacrifice.]
[Footnote 4: "Khamanu" in Assyrian.]