¹⁶ The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.^(A)

³⁰ (The porticoes^(A) of the gateways around the inner court were twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.)