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For the goddess Uṣur-amāssu, august lady, who renders judgment for the land,
who makes decision(s) for heaven and netherworld, daughter of the god Adad,
beloved of the god Marduk, the one whose command cannot be revoked:
With regard to the Akītu (temple), which long ago had become old, whose name had been forgotten,
and which (now) stood in ruins, its walls had buckled and their foundations collapsed.
Its ground-plan had been forgotten and its (the ground-plan’s) shape had changed.
No king (or) commissioner (or) prince or city ruler had turned his attention to do this work and to renovate the Akītu (temple).
Finally, Bēl-ibni and Nabû-zēra-ušabši, sons of Bulluṭu of Uruk,
turned their attention to do this work and to renovate the Akītu (temple).
Hoe and basket were taken up by them wholeheartedly and they had an abode of pure riches built for the goddess.
On account of this, when the goddess Uṣur-amāssu, the august lady,
enters with pleasure into her Akītu (temple) and when she sits on high in the abode of her great divinity,
may she duly turn her shining countenance upon Bēl-ibni and Nabû-zēra-ušabši and may she lengthen their days!
They had the Akītu (temple) built anew in order to prolong their days,
to ensure their good health (and) the well-being of their offspring, (and) to ensure they not become ill.
19) Fifth year of Nabû-nāṣir, king of Babylon.
20) In the presence of Nabû-mukīn-zēri, son of Nabû-apkal-ilī, viceroy of …