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7. Eli sareani ab-bi-e-a ip-se-ti-su u-dan-nin-va 



Over the King^ my fathers^ its workmanship I made 

 strong, 



8. U-nak-ki-lu si-bi-ir-su eser su-a-tiv ul-tu ti-mi-en-su 

 And perfected its adornment, that temple, from its 



foundation stone 



9. A-DI TAKH-LU-PI-SU E-ES-SI-IS AB-NI-VA U-SAK-LI-IL 



SI-BI-RI-SU 



To its roof, anew I made and completed its adornment. 



10. GUZURRI EEENI ZI-EU-TU TA-AR-BT-IT MAT KhA-VA-TU 



Great beams of cedar wood, the product of the land of 

 the Hivites 



11. U-SA-AT-EI-IZ zi-eu-us-su dalti ereni 



I caused to be spread over it ; doors of cedar wood 



12. Sa i-ei-iz-si-na dha-a-bi u-ea-ad-da i-na babi 



Of which their leaves were good I added in the gate- 

 ways. 



13. Kaspi khueazi agguri su u-sal-bis-va u-sa-an-bi-idh 



sa-as-sa-ni-is 

 Gold and silver its brickwork I caused to cover, and 

 made it to shine like white marble. 



14. Ee-i-mu za-kha-li e-ib-bi mu-nae-kip ga-ei-ya 



Bulls of polished alabaster, destroyers of my enemies 



15. Ka-ad-ei-is uz-zi-iz i-na ad-ma-ni-su 

 Round about I placed in its edifice. 



16. Sane (ii) sedi mu-es-ma-ru sa-pi-in ai-bi-ya 



Two great colossi Guardians sweeping away my enemies 



17. I-NA BAB ZI-IT (D.P.) SaMST SUMEL U IMNI U-SAR-SI-ID 



In the gate of the Rising Sun Right and Left I placed. 



18. Ga-ti (D.P.) Sm D.P. Nin Gal D.P. Nusku u II 



Sa-ak ?-ku-mu nun na 

 The hands of Sin, Ningal, Nusku, and the god Sakku- 

 mununna ? 



19. Bel-e-a ul-tu Su-an-na alu saer-u-ti-ya 



My Lords from Suanna, the city of my royalty 



20. Az-BA-AT I-NA KHI-DA-TI U EI-SA-A-TI 



1 took hold of with joy and gladness. 



