Pharaoh
“Its walls were mud, like those of Thinis, but the houses here were made of reeds, twisted and plaited together. He could see orchards in the moonlight too, protected like the town by mud walls.
Narmer gestured silently. The army began to move again, skirting the town, up the slight slope behind the fields, then down again. Once again water gleamed in front of them.
Narmer shut his eyes for a quick prayer to any god who might be listening. The plan had all seemed so simple back in Thinis. The Ri...ver was higher than Yebu, so a canal must bring water down to the town. But now he was here, seeing the dips and rises of the land, it no longer looked as clear. Was there really enough height for the water in this channel to flood the town?
Nitho had said that there was. He had to trust her.
He ordered the men quickly into a line, stretching from the River across the hill. The army began to dig.
The moon climbed up into the sky. The channel was a spade’s depth now all the way along, except for a small dyke they had left next to the River.MoreLess
Narmer gestured silently. The army began to move again, skirting the town, up the slight slope behind the fields, then down again. Once again water gleamed in front of them.
Narmer shut his eyes for a quick prayer to any god who might be listening. The plan had all seemed so simple back in Thinis. The Ri...ver was higher than Yebu, so a canal must bring water down to the town. But now he was here, seeing the dips and rises of the land, it no longer looked as clear. Was there really enough height for the water in this channel to flood the town?
Nitho had said that there was. He had to trust her.
He ordered the men quickly into a line, stretching from the River across the hill. The army began to dig.
The moon climbed up into the sky. The channel was a spade’s depth now all the way along, except for a small dyke they had left next to the River.MoreLess
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