Killed attacked, Egyptian pharaoh's body 'Plastic surgery'

Cairo University researchers found the new theory related to the murder of Ramses III recently. According to them, he killed more than one person, and performed surgery to conceal that fact.

Ramses III was a pharaoh in Egyptian New Kingdom period - a period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC to 11th century BC, covering the period of the 18th dynasty, 19th, and 20th.

Box sarcophagus Ramsses III. (Ancient origins)

Some facts related to his death were published in a book by Egyptologists, Zahi Hawas and radiologists Cairo University, Sahar Saleem. Their study, entitled Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies (American University in Cairo Press, 2016).

According to LiveScience, Hawann and Saleem has made learning about mummies of kings of Egypt at Cairo University on the 18th dynasty until the 20th, in the period from 1543 BC to 1064 BC, such as Hatshepsut, Tutankhamun, Thutmose III, Seti I and others -other.

Utilizing new technologies, the body of the king has now become a priceless object, as a source of information.

Recent information has revealed in detail the state of the king during life, revealing a medical condition, the process of curing the bodies, age and cause of their deaths.

Ramses III was allegedly killed by his wife because of seizure of the throne heritage. (Ancient origin)

Previous research shows Ramses III slashed and likely died instantly.

However, now they have found new findings.

Reported, Ancient Origins, they suspect the big toe of the pharaoh cut down with an ax, giving an indication he was attacked by more than one person with a variety of weapons.

Through an e-mail Live Sciene, Saleem said, "An injury to the legs are anatomically distant from the wound to the neck; also trauma to the bones of the leg gives an indication of the use of different weapons. Explain that the perpetrator is more than one person to use an ax or a sword from the front and back at the same time. "

As the king of the other, then the preserved remains of Ramses III, so mummy. But before that, a mummification at that time to perform surgery on the pharaoh.

Experts mummification at that time allegedly performing surgery on the pharaoh. (Ancient origins)

They planted cloth at the bottom of the skin to stand out, make the bodies look more alive and intact for its journey to the afterlife. They even hide the incision in the body.

"The facts were hidden under a bandage bandages. It seems this has become the intention experts mummification, they pour excessive quantity of resin to tie a bandage layer of fabric on the body and legs," wrote Saleem told Live Science.

Written on papyrus paper are even planning the murder of Ramses III. The document tells the conspiracy concubines, which lead to his death. The story he wrote was killed by his wives, or at least one of them - Tiye. Supposedly because of problems succession.

Tiye was the mother of Pentawere, who became heir to the throne after his half-brother, who was then known as Ramses IV. Therefore, he and the other Egyptian queen decided to commit murder and occupy Pentawere as successor of Ramses III.

More interestingly, some researchers, including Zahi Hawass and Bob Brier believe the bodies were dubbed the 'Screaming Mummy' (mummy shouting) or Unkown Man E (Men unidentified E) is Pentawere. This is a proof that he helped his mother to seize the throne of Ramses III.

His mother queens along with other alleged murder plan to raise Pentawere as successor Ramsses IIII. (Ancient origins)

Viewed from altitude conditions, the researchers say it like poisoned. However, they believe he died from suffocation or strangulation. Moreover, his body was found in an unmarked tomb. According to the story that the bodies will not be accepted in heaven.

The action is the way the ancient Egyptians to punish the person who has committed a crime. Even so, he wrapped and preserved, giving an indication that he is an important person in the kingdom.