" I want to stand on the city wall at Ur and watch the Euphrates flood; I want to know how that story got into Genesis. I want to stand on the plains before Uruk and see Gilgamesh rebuild the city wall; I want to see that ledendary flight with Enkidu.
But more, I want to stand in the forests of Kadesh and see Muwatallis turn back the Egyptian tide. It happened three thousand years ago but if the Hittites had lost-- if Ramses had beaten Muwatallis-- we'd likely be Egyptian subjects today"
