Sennacherib 151

(i' 1) I fill[ed in (and) measu]red a terrace [... 268] large aslu-cubits along the inner, shorter side, [(which is) opposite] the zamû-wall of the shrine behind (the temple of) the goddess Ištar, [443] large aslu-cubits along the [other, pa]rallel, inner shorter side, (which is) on the west [behind the zig]gurrat of the temple of the goddess Ištar, (and) [386] large [as]lu-cubits along the lower, [southern] shorter side, [(which is) beside the] Tigris [River].

(i' 8b) So that the construction of [my] pala[ce might be carried out correctly and] that my handiwork be comp[leted, at that time, the god Aš]šur and the goddess [Ištar revealed to me the presence of whit]e [limestone] in the city [Balāṭāya. ...]

(r i 1') [... In total, eight gates (facing) the] rising [sun], towards [the south and east, (and) I gav]e them (these) names.

(r i 4') [“The God Adad Is the Provider of Pro]sperity to the Land”: [(this is) the] Adad [Gate], which (leads to) the game preserve. “[The God Erra Is the One Who] Cuts Down My Enemies”: [(this is) the Nergal Gate], which (leads to) the city Tarbiṣu. “[The God Igisigsig Is the One Who] Makes Orchards Flourish”: [(this is) the Gate of the Garden]s. In total, three gates [(facing) towards] the north (and) I gave them (these) names.

(r i 11') “[The God Ea Is the One Who] Properly Directs (Water Flow into) My Cisterns”: [(this is) the M]ašqû [Gate]. “The One Who Brings in [Income from] the Settlements”: (this is) the Quay Gate.