He constructed, or rather re-built, the upper terrace of the Bowariyeh ruin, or great temple, which Urukh raised at Warka to Beltis; and his bricks are found in the doorway of another large ruin (the _Wuswas_) at the same place; it is believed, however, that in this latter building they are not in situ, but have been transferred from some earlier edifice.

His reign fell probably in the latter part of the 18th, century B.C.
Several monarchs of the Sin series--i.e.monarchs into whose names the word Sin, the name of the Moon-god, enters as an element--now present themselves.

The most important of them has been called Zur-Sin.

This king erected some buildings at Mugheir; but he is best known as the founder of the very curious town whose ruins bear at the present day the name of Abu-Shahrein.

A description of the principal buildings at this site has been already given.