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(i 1) Nebuchadnezzar (II), king of Babylon, the humble (and) respectful one who reveres the great god(s), the exalted ruler who provides for Esagil and Ezida, son of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, am I.

(i 10) (With regard to) Lībil-ḫegalla, the eastern canal of Babylon, which had a long time ago turned into ruins, became clogged with eroded earth, and filled with silt deposits, I sought out its (original) site and (then) (re)built its embankments using bitumen and baked brick from the bank of the Euphrates River to Ay-ibūr-šabû.

(ii 5) On Ay-ibūr-šabû, the street in Babylon, I constructed a bridge over the canal for the procession of the great lord, the god Marduk, and widened (its) accessway.

(ii 13) O Marduk, great lord, on account of this, look and grant me a long life, the attainment of very old age, a firmly-secured throne, and a long-lasting reign.