(Ktesias), Strabo 738 and many other ancient writers.

The people living in its neighborhood now call the ruins Birs Nimrod, the castle of Nimrod.

In the text we have reconstructed it as far as possible from the accounts of classical writers.

The first story, which is still standing, in the midst of a heap of ruins, is 260 feet high.

The walls surrounding the tower are said to be still clearly recognizable, and were 4000 feet long and 3000 broad.