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45. and of my restorations of the temples of the great gods 



46. above what the kings my fathers wrote 



47. upon a stone tablet I wrote; and 



48. I set it up for future days. 



49. The account of all my works 



50. which I have written upon the stone tablet 



51. with understanding mayst thou look upon 



52. and upon the glorious things of the gods. 



53. May [men] understand that 



54. I built the fortresses of the gods and of the goddess Istar 



55. of the arreat lord and of Marduk. 



Column III. 



1. As for myself Marduk urged me on, 



2. he girded me up in heart, 



3. reverently, and not failing him 



4. I completed his beautiful [works]. 



5. [I rebuilt] (?) for the god the king of Marad, my lord, 



6. his temple within Marad the 



7. which had been built from a remote time ; 



8. its ancient foundation stone 



9. which no former king had ever seen 



10. I took hold of, I uncovered, and 



11. upon the foundation stone, the beloved of the Moon-god, 



the king, 



12. my ancient father, I laid down its foundation. 



13. I made an inscription in my name, and 



14. I placed it within it. 



15. God the king of Marad, lord of all warriors, 



16. to the brickwork which my happy hands [have made] 



17. be favourable joyfully and 



18. my life to a far distant day 



19. with abundance of glory, 



20. fixity of throne, and length of rule 



21. to eternity do thou lengthen. 



22. Sweep away the disobedient, 



23. break in pieces their weapons, 



24. devastate the lands of the enemies, 



25. sweep them all away. 



26. Thy mighty weapons 



27. which benefit not my enemies 



28. may they draw near and may they fight 



