(1) Nebuchadnezzar (II), king of Babylon, pious prince, favorite of the god Marduk, the exalted ruler who is the beloved of the god Nabû, the one who deliberates (and) acquires wisdom, the one who constantly seeks out the ways of their divinity (and) reveres their dominion, the indefatigable governor who is every day mindful of provisioning Esagil and Ezida and (who) constantly seeks out good things for Babylon and Borsippa, the wise (and) pious one who provides for Esagil and Ezida, foremost heir of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, am I.

(24) With regard to Imgur-Enlil and Nēmetti-Enlil, (specifically) the gates of both, their entrances became too low as a result of the raising (of the level) of the street(s) of Babylon. I removed those gates and (then) secured their foundation(s) at the level of the water table using bitumen and baked brick.

(36) I had (them) skillfully built using baked bricks (colored with) shining blue glaze that have (representations of) wild bulls (and) mušḫuššu-dragon(s) fashioned upon them (lit. “it”).

(40) I had (beams of) hard cedar stretched (over them) for their roofs. At each of its gates, I fixed doors (made) of cedar with a facing of bronze (and) threshold(s) and nukuššû-fittings of cast copper. I stationed fierce wild bulls of copper and raging mušḫuššu-dragons at their door-jamb(s).

(51) I filled those gates with splendor to be an object of wonder for all of the people.

(54) (With regard to) Esiskur, the exalted akītu-house of the Enlil of the gods — the god Marduk — (which was) established for joyful celebrations of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods, in the outskirts of Babylon, I set (it) firmly in place like a mountain using bitumen and baked brick.