Nabonidus 1001

(i 1) [..., king of Bab]ylon, attentive prince, [...], unrivalled [wa]rrior, [...], valiant lord, [..., the maj]estic one, [...] ..., [..., the mo]st exalted of the god Marduk, [...], beloved of the great gods, [... of] the gods, the god Nabû,

(ii 1) from the square of the Gate of the god Šamaš to the bank of the Gattu River (Euphrates), wherein the kings, my ancestors, had built private rooms — its processional way was not wide enough, its construction not well done, (and) its roof was built with beam(s) of cedar. My heart joyfully prompted me [to] renovate that palace, (that) seat of happiness, bedroom of pleasure, (and) chamber of joy, and [...] ... [...]