"Above the Apsû | Dwelling place that you occupy; | As a copy of the Ešarra | Which I myself built for you, | But further down: in a place | Of which I have consolidated the base, | I want to build myself a Temple | Which will be my favorite home, | In the midst of which | I will plant my Sanctuary | And I will assign my apartments, | To establish my kingdom there. | When you leave the Apsû, | To go up to the Assembly, | That will be your stop, | To receive you all together; | When you leave Heaven | To go down to the [Assembly]; | That will be your stop, | To welcome you all together! | [I] will give it the name "Babylon: | The Temple of the Great Gods"."
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