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'If we die, we die with an excellent name'

An Assyrian commander, outnumbered, reported to Ashurbanipal that his troops would die bravely and earn a fine name.

Consolation in glory.

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Ramses II likewise praised a name made in battle as truly good.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 395

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