LINGUAGGIO MACCHINA

The fate of Ramesses III , second pharaoh of the 20th dynasty that reigned from 1186 BC to 1155 BC , has long been a debated topic. The discovery of papyrus documents shows that members of his harem, in 1155 BC , made an attempt on his life. The conspiracy was led by Tiye , one of his two known wives, and her son Pentawere , who would inherit the throne. Today a team of researchers, led by paleopathologist Albert Zink (European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen in Italy), revealed new anthropological and forensic analyses on two mummies: Ramesses III and unknown man E (suspected son of the pharaoh). The CT scans of Ramesses III revealed a wide and deep wound in the throat (fifth to seventh cervical vertebra) of the mummy: the trachea was clearly cut, and its proximal and distal ends were retracted and separated by about 30 mm. A small, focal cortical interruption at the vertebral body was visible (seventh cervical vertebra). Inside the wound the researchers found a Horus eye amulet , ...

Video intervista al paleopatologo dell’Accademia Europea di Bolzano (EURAC) Albert Zink Omicidio nell'harem. La TAC rivela la congiura contro il faraone Ramses III