His own account of the circumstances of the building and dedication is as follows:-- "In the beginning of my reign, Anu and Vul, the great gods, my lords, guardians of my steps, gave me a command to repair this their shrine.

So I made bricks; I levelled the earth; I took its dimensions ( ?); I laid down its foundations upon a mass of strong rock.

This place, throughout its whole extent, I paved with bricks in set order ( ?); fifty feet deep I prepared the ground; and upon this substructure I laid the lower foundations of the temple of Anu and Vul.

From its foundations to its roof I built it up better than it was before.

I also built two lofty towers ( ?) in honor of their noble godships, and the holy place, a spacious hall, I consecrated for the convenience of their worshippers, and to accommodate their votaries, who were numerous as the stars of heaven.