I Bow Before Thy Wisdom

Ten years from this day come thou back to the house of thy father and give account of thyself. If thou prove worthy I will then make thee the heir to my estate. Otherwise I will give it to the priests that they may barter for my soul the kind consideration of the gods. So, Noemussir went forth to make his own way taking his bag of goldThe clay tablet carefully wrapped in silken cloth, his slave and the horses upon which they rode. The ten years passed and NoemussIR as he had agreed returned to the houseof his father who provided a great feast in his honor.