²² Its openings, its portico^(A) and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.^(B)

³ The portico^(A) at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits,^[a] and projected ten cubits^[b] from the front of the temple.