Pebekkamen was one of the primary conspirators taking part in the Harem conspiracy, a plot to overthrow Ramesses III of the twentieth dynasty of Egypt. Usimare Ramses III (also written Ramesses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last great Usimare Ramses III (also written Ramesses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last great The Eighteenth Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title New Kingdom. Papyrus transcripts indicate that prior to his arrest, Pebekkamen had served as chief of the chamber to Ramesses. Of his crimes, the court records state:
He was brought in because of his collusion with Tiy and the women of the harem. He made common cause with them, and began bringing out their words to their mothers and their brothers who were there, saying: "Stir up the people! Incite enemies to hostility against their lord. " He was placed before the great nobles of the court of examination; they examined his crimes; they found that he had committed them. His crimes seized him; the nobles who examined him brought his judgment upon him.
The conspiracy, organised primarily by Pebekkamen, intended to depose or assassinate Ramesses III and place Pentawere, son of Ramesses' second wife Tiye, onto the throne instead of his elder half-brother Ramesses IV. Tiye was an Ancient Egyptian queen of the twentieth dynasty; a secondary wife of Ramesses III, against whom she instigated a conspiracy Heqamaatre Ramesses IV (also written Ramses or Rameses) was the third Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Following his trial, Pebekkamen was executed by burning, a method which carried particular stigma as it was believed to prevent the executed from progressing to the afterlife. Execution by burning has a long history as a method of Punishment for Crimes such as Treason, Heresy and Witchcraft Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the various religious beliefs and rituals practiced in Ancient Egypt from the predynastic period until the adoption of Christianity
In modern popular culture
- Pebekkamen appears as a Great Spy in the turn-based strategy computer game Civilization IV. A turn-based strategy ( TBS) game is a Strategy game (usually some type of wargame, especially a strategic-level wargame that is A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather Sid Meier's Civilization IV ( Civilization 4 or Civ4) is a Turn-based strategy computer game released in
References
- James Henry Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, Part Four, ยงยง416-456
- online translation The Judicial Turin Papyrus
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