diff --git a/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/internal/Words.java b/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/internal/Words.java
index 44b9221b600..bedd139b4e6 100644
--- a/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/internal/Words.java
+++ b/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/internal/Words.java
@@ -194,11 +194,21 @@ static int readBigEndianI16(final int index, final byte[] array) {
     return (array[index] << 8) | (array[index + 1] & 0xff);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the big-endian Bytes representation of an unsigned int, including leading zeros
+   * @param value the int value
+   * @return a Bytes object of the value, Big Endian order
+   */
   static Bytes intBytes(final int value) {
     return Bytes.of(
         (byte) (value >>> 24), (byte) (value >>> 16), (byte) (value >>> 8), (byte) value);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the big-endian Bytes representation of an unsigned int, including leading zeros
+   * @param value the long value
+   * @return a Bytes object of the value, Big Endian order
+   */
   static Bytes longBytes(final long value) {
     return Bytes.of(
         (byte) (value >>> 56),