It was possibly under his direction that the building of Babel and its tower began about 2269 B.C.E.
ضَمَّتْ مِنْطَقَةُ نُفُوذِ نِمْرُودَ بَابِلَ وَغَيْرَهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةِ بَيْنَ نَهْرَيْ دِجْلَةَ وَٱلْفُرَاتِ .‏