"Pharaoh Senebkay Died in Battle" Topic
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Editor in Chief Bill | 26 Feb 2015 9:14 p.m. PST |
He may not be as famous as Tutankhamun, but ancient Egypt's Pharaoh Senebkay may have experienced a death more fitting of a king. Woseribre Senebkay, whose reign likely dates to roughly 1650BC, was savagely killed in battle, according to an analysis of his remains.That would make him the first Egyptian pharaoh confirmed to have died in such a way, per Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, which reports the earliest pharaoh previously given this cause of death was Seqenenre Tao, who likely ruled a century later. In Senebkay's case, 18 wounds that penetrated all the way to the bone tell the following tale: Based on the direction and angle of the bone markings, archaeologist Josef Wegner tells Discovery News Senebkay was likely riding a horse or chariot when "assailants first cut his lower back, ankles, and feet to bring him to the ground." Blows to the skull followed, and those injuries "show the distinctive size and curvature of battle axes," he adds… link |
Maxshadow | 27 Feb 2015 12:13 a.m. PST |
Great read and it looks like he was significant as well. |
miniMo | 27 Feb 2015 9:04 a.m. PST |
Nice story – annoying writing, grr. Doesn't mention which Dynasty. Approximate dating is always a shifting target for Egyptology. Current estimated dates + Dynasty would have been a more useful reference point. Wikipedia place him at Second Intermediate Period, and possibly Abydos Dynasty contemporaneous with the 15th & 16th. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senebkay |
ochoin | 02 Mar 2015 3:34 p.m. PST |
Wow. Those Hyksos play rough. |
colin knight | 03 Mar 2015 7:04 p.m. PST |
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