# The Cave of Treasures, chapter 45: Kümrós; Nimrod Founds Nisibis, Harrán and Edessa

Source: https://enocharchive.com/books/the-cave-of-treasures/45 (Enoch Archive, public-domain translation).

**45:1** And in the one hundredth year [of the life] of Abraham there was a king in the East whose name was “Kümrós.” He built Shemesht (Samosata), after the name of his son Shemeshtó, and Klawdiya (Claudias), after the name of his daughter Kálódh, and Pirin after the name of his son Pórón. And in the fiftieth year of [the life of] Reu, Nimrod went up and built Nisibis, and Edessa, and Harrán, which is Edessa.

**45:2** And Harranith, the wife of Dásán, the priest of the mountain, surrounded it with a wall, and the people of Harráàn made a statue of her and worshipped her. And Baltin, who was given to Tamtiza (Tammuz) —now because B’élshemin loved her, Tammuz fled before him—set fire to Harran and burned it.

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