Nebuchadnezzar II 033

(i 1) Nebuchadnezza[r (II), king of Babylon], the one who provides for Esagil [and Ezida], the one who constantly seeks out the sanctu[aries of the gods], son of Nabopola[ssar, king of Babylon, am I].

(i 5) When the god Marduk, [the great lord, ...], the wisest of [...], the merciful one, the ma[jestic one, set] his mind on providing [for cult centers] and [completing] s[anctuaries], (as well as) re[novating] Babylon, [his] cul[t center, he whole]-heart[edly dedicated (it)] to me, [Nebuchadnezzar (II)], the creation of [his hands, ...]. He magnificently co[mmissioned me] to build and [...].

(i 17) I m[ade] Esagil, [..., radiant] like daylight.

(i 19) [I completed] Ezida [and decorated (it) as beautifully] as the st[ars (lit. “writ[ings]”) of the heavens].

(i 21) [I made] the sanctuari[es of the great gods shine like daylight].

(i 22) (With regard to) the stree[t ....] of the st[reet Ištar-lamassi-ummānīša, I filled (it) in with] an infil[l and] beautifie[d (its) accessway] using bit[umen and baked brick].

(i 27) At that time, [(with regard to) Eniggidrukalamasuma], the temple of the god Nab[û of the ḫarû],