1130) it had fallen to decay and required a complete restoration, which it received from that monarch.

He had another temple at Calah; besides which he had four "arks" or "tabernacles," the emplacement of which is uncertain.

Among the latter kings, Sargon especially paid him honor.

Besides coupling him with Anu in his royal titles, he dedicated to him--in conjunction with Beltis, his wife--one of the gates of his city, and in many passages he ascribes his royal authority to the favor of Bel and Merodach.

He also calls Bel, in the dedication of the eastern gate at Khorsabad, "the establisher of the foundations of his city." It may be suspected that the horned cap, which was no doubt a general emblem of divinity, was also in an especial way the symbol of this god.
Esarhaddon states that he setup over "the image of his majesty the emblems of Asshur, the Sun, Bel, Nin, and Ishtar." The other kings always include Bel among the chief objects of their worship.