“Theology, sir, is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted small.”
John Hale
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“In order that the ruler and the general manager can build everything for you concerning the fortress, carry out this work on the fortress now. The reputation of this fortress shall not be diminished.”
— Shulgi
About the fortress Igi-hursaja. <br class="br">Correspondence of the Kings of Ur, Letter from Shulgi to Puzur-Shulgi about work on the fortress Igi-hursanga http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section3/tr3108.htm
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