This was how the pyramid was built. Ning Lu ordered the best architects from the eight countries to participate in the design. The goal was to build a tower with a width of 203 bricks, each brick three times its height. The tower is designed to be 5,433 cubits and two palms high. The wall was thirteen stads long, with a pair of steps, five extra steps leading to the top of the tower.
Since their king had ordered the construction to be completed within a month, the people of the land began to work tirelessly to build the tower. They did not dare to neglect it at all. As there were many people involved in the construction, the construction speed was faster than expected. The stone paint they used came from seawater and spring water. They used asphalt to bake the bricks and then used mud to bond the bricks. They took all the ivory, ebony, and musukanu wood from the ground to make mallets, shovels, and brick models, and handed them over to the large number of laborers recruited from the land. As the wealth that each country could contribute was depleted, the speed of building towers began to slow down.
Although the tower was tall and sturdy, from afar, King Ning Lu felt that it did not meet his expectations, so he often came to the site to help. Once, he led the guards to the bottom of the tower to inspect a crack. After he saw the crack, he thought it was man-made and threatened to investigate the management and coolies on the construction site. Suddenly, a brick fell from the sky and landed a few steps away from him. King Ning Lu hurriedly dodged to avoid the fragments of the brick. In a fit of rage, he called everyone on the construction site to a slope and asked the new captain of the guards to lecture them one by one. The process lasted for half a day. When he had interrogated about two thousand people, a middle-aged slave took out a dagger and stabbed Ning Lu. The man was quickly subdued by a few soldiers around him and tied up. He was dragged to the torture chamber in the dungeon that had not been used for many years for further interrogation.
Who instructed you? The executioner asked sternly.
"No one, it's me. " The man's bloody face still showed a ferocious smile.
" Say that name and I'll give you a quick death!』
'Pfft, I'm not the one who deserves to die! It was Ning Lu! The man spat out a mouthful of blood at the soldier beside him.
"Pull out all his remaining teeth!』
'Please.』
Just like that, the assassin was tortured for an entire night. His hands and feet were cut off, his eyes were dug out, and all his teeth were pulled out, but he still did not say anything. Thus, the executioner came forward and recommended a punishment to Ning Lu. The assassin was tied to a bench, the legs of the bench slightly higher than the head, and his hands and feet were fixed. After covering the head with a cloth, he continued to pour water on his face. At first glance, this gentle torture did not seem to be anything special. However, what surprised everyone was that the water torture did not last for long before the prisoner screamed,'It's the King of Ninawa! The King of Ninawa!』
The assassin had told them everything. In order to become the future king of the world, Prince Jotan of Ninawa kept pursuing Princess Ninthar, but the princess always treated him coldly. So he discussed with his father, the king of Ninawa, and offered the most gold and treasures to please Nimrod. He offered almost the entire country's inventory for the construction of the tower, just to win Nimrod's favor and marry his daughter to Prince Joktan after the tower was built. However, when his treasury was emptied, the tower was only built to half of what Ning Lu had requested. Not only did he fail to achieve his goal, but he also made his country the weakest among the eight countries, allowing other countries to take advantage of the situation at any time. Therefore, King Ninawa and Prince Jotan found the assassin. They offered him a position and a large sum of money, and threatened his wife and children's safety to make him disguise himself as a slave and enter Babilim. They looked for an opportunity to attack King Ninew. The cracks on the wall and the falling bricks were all arranged by him. As for Prince Joktan, he would use a tryst or a gathering as an excuse to trick the princess into coming to Ninawa City and put her under house arrest. Then, he would directly force her to marry him and take the throne.
King Ning Lu turned pale with fright and came to the meeting hall from the dungeon. He learned that the princess was on her way to Ninawa City and sent people to chase after her as soon as possible. However, not long after, someone reported that the soldiers on the city wall had discovered a black mass of soldiers on the horizon, pressing towards Babilim.
" Your Majesty, from the flag, it is the emblem of Ninawa City. The scouts came to report,'The other two armies are holding the totem flags of Eya and Damganunna, and the city emblem flags of Lehebo and Jala.』
" It's the uprising of all of Ashur. King Ning Lu held the table with both hands and said quietly,"We will kill as many of them as they come!"』
Barbilim didn't have many defenders, so they couldn't resist the forces of the Three Army Alliance. However, King Ning Lu had already decided to fight with his life on the line. He urgently needed to end the battle as soon as possible, because he needed to use all his strength to complete the construction of this unparalleled tower before the deadline. He believed that if God was on his side, he could win this battle. In that case, the rebels would become captives and provide the last labor force for the completion of the project. But before that, he had to make one last attempt. King Ninlu climbed up the city wall and said to Joktan, who had come to negotiate,"" No matter what you want to do, this tower must be completed before the final date. This is the will of the God of the Holy Mountain, because after this, there will be a natural disaster that will engulf everything on the earth. Only by standing high enough can you survive. And this tower is your only hope of survival. If you withdraw now, I won't hold you accountable!』
Hahaha, liar! Joktan threw his head back and laughed, then continued,'This tower is only for your twisted and filthy vanity! Do you really think that your subjects, us, are all foolish children? Give up your dirty and despicable scam! How do you think we convinced all of Ashur to rebel against you? My uncle sent someone to the mountain to find your sacred place, the so-called mysterious sacrificial place! Haha, you didn't expect this, did you?』
When King Ning Lu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, and his entire scalp tingled as if countless ants were trampling on it. Oh? Then you must have met the God of the Holy Mountain. He must have told you…"
"You mean that big-eyed guy? That monster has already been killed by our mages. The kings of our countries went to the scene and saw it for themselves. That thing was stammering and was already on its last breath. Perhaps it was an evil demonic spirit that you raised there. As for what it said, we don't believe a single word. But even if it's not jackals of the same tribe as you, we're certain that you're a big liar, because that thing told us that it didn't ask you to build a tower, it asked you to kill your heartless bitch daughter! And you didn't do it at all! Hahaha! He had nothing to say.』
My daughter! King Ning Lu shouted in horror.
" Don't worry, it's not time for her to die yet. Our people have already picked her up. She's now comfortably eating fruit in our palace. When you die, she will marry me. At that time, it will not be too late for her to die. Joktan laughed mockingly and rode away.
King Ning Lu collapsed to the ground, his legs completely numb. Seeing their king's reaction, the soldiers defending the city quickly lost their morale and lost their fighting strength. The city gate was quickly broken open, and Babilim was looted. Ning Lu became a prisoner of the rebel army. He was escorted to the dungeons, where he would be forced to sign the final order to marry his daughter to Joktan, and then he could die.
As for the tower, it was only half-built before it was abandoned.
Joktan visited his former king one last time: He told him that the wedding between him and Ninsar would be held during the so-called doomsday. The ceremony was held at the top of the tower, which was only half the height of the original plan. If the volcano did not erupt, he would announce Ning Lu's treason and execute him. That day would be the day the new king was born.
Ning Lu laughed hysterically after hearing that. He cursed and screamed and barked crazily. He had gone completely mad. Deep down, he was actually looking forward to that day.
The wedding day soon arrived. In the evening, nobles and high officials from all over the world gathered at the top of the Rotten Tail Tower in Barbilim to witness the forced wedding. Princess Ninsar stood in the middle of the crowd with tears in her eyes. She kept cursing the man beside her who was in high spirits. After the wedding, everyone started the banquet at the top of the tower. However, not long after, everyone's attention was taken away by a loud noise in the distance. Soon, the volcanic ash that erupted from Lake Namrut on the plateau swept across the entire land. Because the tower was not high enough, everyone on it could not escape and died.
Note:
Cubit: The elbow, also known as the cubit, is an ancient unit of length. It is based on the distance from the elbow to the top of the middle finger of the arm. The length is about 45 to 55 centimeters.
The ancient unit of length, about 600 ancient Greek feet, or about 157.7 meters.
Musukkannu-wood, a Sumerian description of 'a tree,' literally meaning 'Mes (possibly blackberry) from Magan.'
Eaia: Enki, later known as Eaor Ae in Akkad and Babylonian mythology. This alias may have originated from the Semites and may come from the West Semite root *hyy, which in this case means 'life', used for' spring','tap water'.
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