The Death Of Ramesses III

The death of Ramesses III and the trial and punishment of those involved is one of the most fascinating documents to have survived from ancient Egypt. It gives us an insight into their politics and law that is far more interesting than your average courtroom drama. You can read it for yourself below. Sources: De Buck, A. "The Judicial Papyrus of Turin." The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 23, no. 2 (1937): 152-64. doi:10.2307/3854420. Edgerton, William F. "The Strikes in Ramses III's Twenty-Ninth Year." Journal of Near Eastern Studies 10, no. 3 (1951): 137-45. http://www.jstor.org/stable/542285. Hawass, Zahi, Somaia Ismail, Ashraf Selim, Sahar N Saleem, Dina Fathalla, Sally Wasef, Ahmed Z Gad, Rama Saad, Suzan Fares, Hany Amer, Paul Gostner, Yehia Z Gad, Carsten M Pusch, and Albert R Zink. "Who Killed Ramesses III?" BMJ: British Medical Journal 345, no. 7888 (2012): 39-40. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23493394. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stefanmilo.com www.twitter.com/Historysmilo www.instagram.com/historysmilo -------------------------------------------------------------- Image Attributions: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, Penn Ramsés III 01, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ad Meskens, Abu Simbel 011, CC BY-SA 3.0 Olaf Tausch, Medinet Habu Ramses III. Tempel 97, CC BY 3.0 Olaf Tausch, Medinet Habu Ramses III. Tempel 91, CC BY 3.0 Olaf Tausch, Medinet Habu Ramses III. Tempelrelief 15, CC BY 3.0 Francesco Gasparetti from Senigallia, Italy, Flickr - Gaspa - Valle dei Re, tomba di Ramses III (2), CC BY 2.0 rowanwindwhistler, UshebtiRamsésIII (46200131471), CC BY-SA 2.0 rowanwindwhistler, LosetaPalacioRamsésIII (31260876077), CC BY-SA 2.0 SFEC_AEH_-ThebesNecropolis-2010-RamsesIII045.jpg: Steve F-E-Cameron derivative work: Oltau (talk), SFEC AEH -ThebesNecropolis-2010-RamsesIII045-2, CC BY 3.0 Marco Almbauer, Bemalte Mumienbinde, CC BY-SA 3.0 anonymous, Bronze knife used in mummification, Egypt, 600-200 BCE Wellcome L0058414, CC BY 4.0 Unknown Aoineko, Egypte louvre 118, CC BY-SA 1.0 Steven C. Price, Medinet Habu Temple, Piles of Hands, CC BY-SA 3.0