73 In my eighth year, Merodach-suma-iddin King of Gan-Dunias[1] 74 did Merodach-bila-yu'sate his _foster_-brother against him rebel; 75 strongly had he fortified (the land). To exact punishment[2] 76 against Merodach-suma-iddin I went. The city of the waters of the Dhurnat[3] I took. 77 In my ninth campaign a second time to the land of Accad I went. 78 The city of Gana-nate I besieged. Merodach-bila-yu'sate exceeding fear 79 of Assur (and) Merodach overwhelmed, and to save his life to 80 the mountains he ascended. After him I rode. Merodach-bila-yu'sate (and) the officers 81 the rebels[4] who (were) with him (with) arrows I slew. To the great fortresses 82 I went. Sacrifices in Babylon, Borsippa, (and) Cuthah I made. 83 Thanksgivings to the great gods I offered up. To the country of Kaldu [5] I descended. Their cities I captured. 84 The tribute of the Kings of the country of Kaldu I received. The greatness of my arms as far as the sea overwhelmed. 85 In my tenth year for the eighth time the Euphrates I crossed. The cities of 'Sangara of the city of the Carchemishians I captured. 86 To the cities of Arame I approached. Arne his royal city with 100 of his (other) towns I captured. 87 In my eleventh year for the ninth time the Euphrates I crossed. Cities to a countless number I captured. To the cities of the Hittites 88 of the land of the Hamathites I went down. Eighty-nine cities I took. Rimmon-idri of Damascus (and) twelve of the Kings of the Hittites 89 with one another's forces strengthened themselves. A destruction of them I made. In my twelfth campaign for the tenth time the Euphrates I crossed. 90 To the land of Pagar-khubuna I went. Their spoil I carried away. In my thirteenth year to the country of Yaeti I ascended. 91 Their spoil I carried away. In my fourteenth year the country I assembled; the Euphrates I crossed. Twelve Kings against me had come. 92 I fought. A destruction of them I made. In my fifteenth year among the sources of the Tigris (and) the Euphrates I went. An image 93 of my Majesty in their hollows I erected. In my sixteenth year the waters of the Zab I crossed. To the country of Zimri 94 I went. Merodach-mudammik King of the land of Zimru to save his life (the mountains) ascended. His treasure 95 his army (and) his gods to Assyria I brought. Yan'su son of Khanban to the kingdom over them I raised.[6] [Footnote 1: That is, Chaldea.] [Footnote 2: Or, "to return benefits."] [Footnote 3: The Tornadotus of classical geographers.] [Footnote 4: Or, "the Lord of sin."] [Footnote 5: This is the primitive Chaldea. The Caldai or Chaldeans afterward overran Babylonia and gave their name to it among classical writers.] [Footnote 6: Or, "I made."] FACE B, _base_