"When the master-builder has taken up the work concerned, he is to re-establish securely any place where the fortification has fallen into ruins. Let him reinforce and also rebuild it."
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Shulgi to Puzur-Culgi, the commander of the fortress Igi-hursaja. Letter from Shulgi to Puzur-Shulgi about work on the fortress Igi-hursanga, Correspondence of the Kings of Ur, Old Babylonian period, ca. 1800-1600 BCE, at ; their original date of composition and their historical accuracy are debated.
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