▁city ▁wall ▁of ▁Ass ur ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁red edic ation . ▁His ▁own ▁brick ▁ins cri ptions ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁city ▁identify ▁him ▁as ▁builder ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁the ▁gods ▁Ad ad ▁and ▁An , ▁I št ar ▁of ▁Ass y ria ▁and ▁A š š ur . ▁He ▁built ▁a ▁palace ▁in ▁B um ari y ah , ▁ancient ▁Ap qu ▁š a ▁Ad ad , ▁as ▁witness ed ▁by ▁a ▁b aked ▁brick ▁ins cription . ▁His ▁most ▁significant ▁construction ▁efforts ▁were ▁witness ed ▁at ▁his ▁capital , ▁N ine ve h , ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁his ▁palace , ▁the ▁Eg al š a ḫ ulla ▁( “ The ▁Palace ▁of ▁Joy ful ness ” ), ▁where ▁he ▁re built ▁the ▁tower - g ates ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁Is ht ar ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁dam aged ▁by ▁earth qu akes ▁during ▁the ▁earlier ▁reign s ▁of ▁Š ul m ā nu - a š ar ē du ▁I ▁( c . ▁ 1 2 7 4 – 1 2 4 5 ▁BC ) ▁and ▁A š š ur - d ā n ▁I ▁( c . ▁ 1 1 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 1 3 4 ▁BC ), ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁his ▁grand father . ▁These ▁were ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁monument al ▁stat ues ▁of ▁l ions . ▁ ▁His ▁palace ▁ed ict ▁concerning ▁men ▁frat ern izing ▁with ▁palace ▁women ▁gives ▁the ▁penalty ▁of ▁execution , ▁with ▁silent ▁witness es ▁considered ▁a ▁party ▁to ▁the