In ancient Egypt, evidence suggests that political conspiracies occasionally occurred within the royal palace, including plots against reigning monarchs. While most surviving texts are silent on inter
Ostracon mentioning the Instructions of King Amenemhat to his son – New Kingdom – LACMA.
Osiris surrounded by a Ramesside pharaoh (left) and Horus (right) – 20th Dynasty – Musée du Louvre.
Set harpooning Apophis. Illustration from the Book of the Dead.
Ruins of the Malqata Palace (aerial view).
Judicial Papyrus of Turin
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The Judicial Papyrus of Turin is a 12th-century BCE ancient Egyptian record of the trials held against conspirators plotting to assassinate Ramesses III in what is referred to as the "Harem conspiracy
Judicial Papyrus displayed in the Museo Egizio, Turin