Pharaoh died in battle with brutal wounds
Posted On: May 19th, 2015 at 14:52
Egypt
With the discovery last year of an unknown royal dynasty, one of the Pharaohs, known as king Senebkay, is now the earliest known Pharaoh to have died in battle.
Aged 35-40 when he died, king Senebkay lived sometime between 1650 – 1600 BC, and this royal lineage has been dubbed “Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period”, ranging from 1650 – 1550 BC.
His enemies must have known he was the king for his injuries were brutal – 18 have penetrated the bone – and he was basically hacked to death. The skull injuries clearly show the weapons used – the bronze battle axes of the day – and this is what leads to the suggestion that he was either killed in battle or some kind of ambush, the former being the most likely.
http://www.penn.museum/press-releases/1180-senebkay-forensic-evidence.html
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