ites ▁A by den us ' ▁Conc ern ing ▁the ▁Ass y ri ans ▁for ▁the ▁information ▁that ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Bab yl on : ... ▁was ▁originally ▁water , ▁and ▁called ▁a ▁sea . ▁But ▁Bel us ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁this , ▁and ▁assigned ▁a ▁district ▁to ▁each , ▁and ▁surrounded ▁Bab yl on ▁with ▁a ▁wall ; ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁appointed ▁time ▁he ▁disappeared . This ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁rational ized ▁version ▁of ▁M ard uk ' s ▁defeat ▁of ▁T iam et ▁in ▁the ▁En uma ▁El ish ▁followed ▁here ▁by ▁Bel us ▁becoming ▁a ▁god . ▁A ▁little ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁section , ▁in ▁a ▁supposed ▁prop he cy ▁by ▁King ▁Neb uch ad ne zz ar , ▁King ▁Neb uch ad ne zz ar ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Bel us . ▁ ▁D iod orus ▁S icul us ▁( 6 . 1 . 1 0 ) ▁c ites ▁Eu hem er us ▁as ▁rel ating ▁that ▁Ze us ▁( a ▁eu hem er ized ▁Ze us ) ▁went ▁to ▁Bab yl on ▁and ▁was ▁ent ert ained ▁by ▁Bel us . ▁D iod orus ▁also ▁rel ates ▁( 1 7 . 1 1 2 . 3 ) ▁how ▁the ▁Chal de an ▁of ▁Bab yl on ▁requested ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁" T omb ▁of ▁Bel us " ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁demol ished ▁by ▁the ▁Pers ians . ▁Stra bo ▁( 1 6 . 1 . 5 ) ▁like wise ▁refers