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A Mummy Murder Mystery Is Solved: King's Throat Was Slit
MSNBC ^
| 12/18/2012
| Megan Gannon
Posted on 12/18/2012 10:37:20 PM PST by nickcarraway
Solving a centuries-old murder mystery, researchers say Egyptian King Ramses III's throat was likely slit by conspirators in his harem.
Moreover, the body of the pharaoh's traitorous son, Prince Pentawere, may have finally been found. Scholars have long been puzzled about the death of Ramses III, believed to have ruled from about 1186 B.C. to 1155 B.C. during Egypt's 20th dynasty. While ancient papyrus court documents show that members of the king's harem plotted to kill him as part of a palace coup, it has remained unclear whether the assassination scheme was successful.
Researchers revisited the mummy of Ramses III looking for answers. Their computed tomography (CT) scans revealed a serious wound in his throat. (Horus was the patron god of kings in ancient Egypt.)
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
TOPICS: Health/Medicine; History; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; catastrophism; godsgravesglyphs; ramessesiii; ramsesiii
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To: nickcarraway; Salamander; Vendome; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
That’s great. An early morning “slice” of history.
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posted on
12/18/2012 11:13:31 PM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: nickcarraway; Salamander; Vendome; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
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posted on
12/18/2012 11:16:49 PM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: nickcarraway
In before the “let’s get Obama a harem suggestions”.
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posted on
12/18/2012 11:20:36 PM PST
by
Cvengr
(Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
To: nickcarraway; Salamander; Vendome; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
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posted on
12/18/2012 11:26:02 PM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: Cvengr
According to Donald Young, it’s the other way around.
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posted on
12/18/2012 11:27:59 PM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: shibumi
Speaking of which whatever happened to Biden? I guess that he has been acting like Norman Bates at the end of Psycho “yes I can’t harm a fly”.
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posted on
12/18/2012 11:31:31 PM PST
by
Merta
(I blame Adam)
To: Merta
He chairs the Senate when the bill on janitorial supplies comes up.
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posted on
12/18/2012 11:35:08 PM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: shibumi; nickcarraway; Salamander; Vendome; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
Bit of a cut throat if you ask me....
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posted on
12/19/2012 1:07:26 AM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: shibumi; nickcarraway; Salamander; Vendome; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
Seems he needed a tracheotomy....
Just thinking out loud...
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posted on
12/19/2012 1:08:34 AM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: shibumi
I guess his knife control legislation didn't work out...
μολὼν λαβέ
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posted on
12/19/2012 2:35:42 AM PST
by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: shibumi; nickcarraway; Salamander; Vendome; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
He was already like that when I found him.
/absolution of guilt
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posted on
12/19/2012 12:04:01 PM PST
by
Salamander
(If animals could speak, mankind would weep.)
To: Salamander; shibumi
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posted on
12/19/2012 12:18:59 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: Salamander
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posted on
12/19/2012 12:42:49 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: Vendome; JoeProBono
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posted on
12/19/2012 12:48:13 PM PST
by
Salamander
(If animals could speak, mankind would weep.)
To: shibumi
Hey at least he can be honest when he says that he always gives a service with a smile.
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posted on
12/19/2012 3:25:14 PM PST
by
Merta
(I blame Adam)
To: Merta; Salamander; Vendome; JoeProBono
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posted on
12/19/2012 3:38:36 PM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: nickcarraway
I didn’t know OJ Simpson was of Egyptian lineage.
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posted on
12/19/2012 3:45:05 PM PST
by
central_va
( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: central_va
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posted on
12/19/2012 4:24:32 PM PST
by
Salamander
(If animals could speak, mankind would weep.)
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posted on
12/21/2012 10:08:39 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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