Nor is there any reference to him in the records of the primeval times.

Still, as he is probably of Babylonian rather than Assyrian origin, and as an Assyrian king is named after him in the twelfth century B.C., we may assume that he was not unknown to the primitive people of Chaldaea, though at present their remains have furnished us with no mention of him.

In later ages the chief seat of his worship was Borsippa, where the great and famous temple, known at present as the Birs-Nimrud, was dedicated to his honor.

He had also a shrine at Calah (Nimrud), whence were procured the statues representing him which are now in the British Museum.

He was in special favor with the kings of the great Babylonian empire, who were mostly named after him, and viewed him as presiding over their house.