Harem Conspiracy against Ramesses III
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The Harem Conspiracy against Ramesses III was a failed palace coup in ancient Egypt in which members of the royal household plotted to assassinate the pharaoh and alter the line of succession.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination plot
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criminal trial ⓘ palace coup ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| hasApproximateDate | reign of Ramesses III ⓘ |
| hasConspirator |
Mest
NERFINISHED
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Pabekkamen NERFINISHED ⓘ Painebess NERFINISHED ⓘ Panouk NERFINISHED ⓘ Pebekkamen NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentawer (prince of Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiye (secondary wife of Ramesses III) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvidence |
Judicial Papyrus of Turin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papyrus Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Rifaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Rollin NERFINISHED ⓘ ostraca from Deir el-Medina ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
alteration of the royal succession
ⓘ
assassination of Ramesses III ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
documents legal procedures in the 20th Dynasty
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provides evidence of internal court politics in late New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ |
| hasIntendedSuccessor | Prince Pentawer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJudge | special court of high officials ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Thebes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
court of Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ royal harem at Medinet Habu ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
execution of conspirators
ⓘ
failure ⓘ forced suicides of conspirators ⓘ trial of conspirators ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator |
magicians
ⓘ
members of the royal harem ⓘ royal officials ⓘ |
| hasPunishment |
execution by burning
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forced suicide ⓘ mutilation ⓘ |
| hasRelatedWork | mummy CT scans of Ramesses III and Pentawer ⓘ |
| involves |
attempt to incite a revolt in the harem
ⓘ
letters and messages smuggled into the harem ⓘ recruitment of palace guards ⓘ use of magic ⓘ |
| legalProceedingOf | Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | succession of Ramesses IV ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Egyptologists ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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