Pentawer
Pentawer | |
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Father | Ramesses III |
Mother | Tiye |
Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
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Pentawer in hieroglyphs | |||||
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Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||||
Pentawer (also Pentawere and Pentaweret) was an
Conspiracy
The actual name of this prince is unknown, "Pentawer" being a pseudonym given to him on the Judicial Papyrus of Turin.[5] He was to be the beneficiary of the harem conspiracy, probably initiated by his mother Tiye, to assassinate the pharaoh.[6] Tiye wanted her son to succeed the pharaoh, even though the chosen heir was a son of the queen Tyti.[7] According to the Judicial Papyrus, Pentawer was among those who were made to stand trial for their participation in the conspiracy. He was forced to kill himself:
Pentawere, to whom had been given that other name. He was brought in because he had been in collusion with Teye, his mother, when she had plotted the matters with the women of the harem concerning the making rebellion against his lord. He was placed before the butlers in order to be examined; they found him guilty; they left him where he was; he took his own life.[2]: 156
Probable mummy
In recent times, the Egyptologist
Subsequent DNA analysis supports the theory that the mummy was a son of Ramesses as they both share the paternal
References
- ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.193
- ^ JSTOR 3854420.
- ^ The Mystery of Unknown Man E, by Bob Brier, 2006, Archaeological Institute of America.
- ^ JSTOR 23493394.
- ^ a b James Henry Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, Part Four, Chicago 1906, § 421
- ^ Pascal Vernus, Affairs and Scandals in Ancient Egypt, Cornell University Press 2003, pp.108f.
- S2CID 161861581.
- ISBN 9780875802954.
- ^ The Mystery of Unknown Man E, by Bob Brier, 2006, Archaeological Institute of America.
- ^ Brier, Bob, "Unknown Man E, A Preliminary Examination", Bulletin of the Egyptian Museum, Volume 3, Supreme Council of Antiquities, American University in Cairo Press, 2008, pp.23-7.