The Traveler’s Log: 2650 BC - I Will Travel Onward

Sumer - 2650 BC

I can easily see how the time I have spent learning to write will be useful. With the possibility of endless travels, I now have a way to record my story and more importantly, the places I have hid the goods I have acquired. Who would have ever guessed that a stylus and clay tablet would produce such a wondrous result?

It has become a burden to carry all I possess as I travel. Besides, many items are outdated by the advances of learning. I have no need for them but they hold memories for me still.

I believe I have found the perfect spot to leave my possessions. In an unused chamber beneath the Temple of Eanna I will secure my possessions until I return. From its looks, the chamber is older than anywhere else I have been during my time in this city. I some way, it looked familiar. Perhaps I had been there before and had forgotten.

I heard a funny thing the other day but had to keep my silence for my own safety. In the market by the canals, merchants were repeating a story that Gilgamesh, our king, was the in the great flood story, that is so popular in the lore of this city. Of course I kept silent for if I did not, I surely would have lost my tongue as punishment by the Temple Priests. They must protect the legend, no matter how false and all things considered, I would prefer to keep my tongue.

I now end this entry. My time here grows short and I have to transfer my goods to the chamber without notice. I had, for just a second, thought of revisiting my wife, but I do not know if I can bear it. Instead, I will travel onward.

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Coming next week...
Chapter 3: The Maybe Mr. Carlyle Wasn't Crazy But He Sure Was Close