Chapter 59
May - 3,390 BC
Earth: Village of Assur
Colonel Mikhail Mannuki’ili
MIKHAIL
The north gate opened onto a modest ledge which the river had eroded to create a pathway down to their fertile fields. Unlike the south gate, which enjoyed the warm, drying rays of the Mesopotamian sun, the north gate faced the river and showed serious signs of decay; from the mildew-stained boards to the termite-holes which marred the two tree-trunks anchored into the adjacent walls. On the alluvial plain beyond, the river had begun to recede, laying bare the Ubaid fields, protected from flash-floods with low stone walls. The wind carried up the scent of fertile silt. The ordinary villagers, the ones who lived in the outermost ring, bent over the fields, planting their allotment of grain.
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