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During the renovation work of the temple of Ishtar, the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I (r. 1243–1207 BCE) found a stone tablet among the foundations with an inscription by his grandfather Adad-nirari I (1295–1264 BCE). On the inscription, the latter proudly relates how he restored the temple. The account ends with a curse: "May the gods punish anyone who alters the wording". From the main temple of Ishtar at Assur, Iraq. Middle Assyrian period, c. 1295-1263 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 11). Foundation Inscription of Adad-nirari I. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11137/foundation-inscription-of-adad-nirari-i/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Foundation Inscription of Adad-nirari I." World History Encyclopedia, September 11, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11137/foundation-inscription-of-adad-nirari-i/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Foundation Inscription of Adad-nirari I." World History Encyclopedia, 11 Sep 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11137/foundation-inscription-of-adad-nirari-i/.
