Ancient Egypt is a famous ancient civilization, and in its history has also given birth to countless great pharaohs, that is, the kings of ancient Egypt, the most famous of which is Ramses. According to historical records, Ramses had one, two and three, but the most mysterious is Ramses III, and it was not until recent years that the written records of papyrus unearthed cracked the mystery of his death... What happened to Ramses III? Below, let xiaobian reveal the secret to you.
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In March 1996, archaeologists from the Egyptian University discovered the ruins of the palace in a ruin outside the ancient city of Cairo after investigation, and after months of cleaning and excavation, a large number of artifacts were unearthed, such as well-preserved stone statues, various clay pots and utensils, and some bronze and gold casting ornaments. Archaeologists said that the palace site is large, covering more than 2,000 square meters, and the most surprising thing is that a building suspected of being a "library" was also found, because experts found a large number of clay tablets and stone slabs, the hieroglyphs on it are also clearly recognizable, in addition to the uncommon papyrus, so some experts speculate that this is an "archive" dedicated to storing books and materials.
The clay slabs and slates are well preserved, and there are more than 2,000 pieces of slate after statistics, but the papyrus paper is not well preserved, most of which have rotted, so experts are very sorry. Experts said that these are important written materials and are of vital value in filling in the gaps in the history of ancient Egypt, so later experts also spent a lot of time and energy to restore papyrus, hoping to get some little-known history.
In recent years, experts have successfully restored a small portion of papyrus, including a passage that was named the Turin Judicial Documentation by experts. Experts have found that an important figure, Ramses III, is mentioned in the Judicial Documents of Turin, and that he is described in great detail as his death. Ramses III was the pharaoh of the Twenty-third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the last king in power during the New Kingdom, and during his reign he continued to wage wars, although expanding the territory of ancient Egypt, but also caused the country's economy to decline, and the vast number of people also lived in the water, which eventually led to the decline of the ancient Egyptian kingdom.
In the 1930s, archaeologists discovered ramifications of Ramses III, which were well preserved as a whole, but in later studies they found anomalies. For example, through medical CT scans, it was found that Ramses III's mummy had marks of knife wounds on his legs, but what shocked the experts most was that the mummy had a hole about 3 centimeters deep in the neck, which directly cut the trachea of his throat, and then there was a crack in the skull left by a heavy object attack... Experts wondered and speculated that Ramses III did not die a normal death, but had other hidden circumstances.
In this way, the death of Ramses III became a mystery and made experts talk about it, but they could not reach a definite conclusion. However, with the discovery of papyrus and the interpretation of the Jurisprudence of Turin, experts determined that Ramses III was murdered. According to the Jurisprudence of Turin, the queen of Ramses was called Teja, and they had eight children, the eldest of whom was named Pentavar. Although Pentawal was destined to become king after the death of Ramses III, he could not wait and conspired with his mother Teja to kill Ramses III.
First, Pentavar had his mother, Teja, drunk Ramses III with wine, and then in the middle of the night when he was drunk and asleep, Pentavar sneaked into Messis III's room and assassinated Messis III with a dagger. In the process, perhaps Pentaval awakened Ramses III, and the two fought, during which the young and strong Pentavar struck Ramses III on the head with a vase, then cut his leg with a knife, and finally cut his throat with a knife... In this way, the heroic Ramses III died under the knife of his son.
Although Pentavar became king, he was opposed, especially the fifth son of Ramses III, so Pentavar was executed for a short time. Eventually, Ramses III's fifth son succeeded to the throne, Ramses IV, and he made a screaming mummy of Pentawal as a funerary for Ramses III. All this was recorded by the later ancient Egyptians in the Turin Judicial Documents, so that we can know the real reason for the death of Ramses III today, and also have a new understanding of the power struggle within the ancient Egyptian dynasty at that time.
In the entire history of ancient Egypt, even in the ancient history of the mainland, there are many rulers like Ramses III, and in the end they have left us with many historical mysteries, but fortunately, with the tireless research of archaeologists, we can finally find the real history through the clouds.
Resources:
"History of Ancient Egypt" by George Rowlingson, Publisher: China Pictorial Publishing House
Wenlan Hairun Studio Editor-in-Chief Wen Xiucai, this article is written by: Special History Writer: Liu Lijiang's