Re:Study sheds new light on Tutankhamun’s mysterious dagger ...
by naijaboiler on Sunday March 13, 2022 @07:39AM
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Are we sure transition from uncle to nephew was truly peaceful. It makes no sense.
In general transition are so delicate and often fraught with violence.
Re:Study sheds new light on Tutankhamun’s mysterious dagger ...
by thaumasiotes on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:59AM
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I only know what I read in Brotherhood of Kings, and I agree it makes no sense.
But I don't really see anything that would salvage the situation to the point where it made some kind of sense. You'd need to imagine a political situation balanced so finely that Tushratta's uncle could hold on to the throne after killing his own brother, but killing his nephew would have been a step too far. And then he had years -- during which he had successfully isolated Tushratta from the rest of his family! -- to let some kind of accident happen to him, but it didn't.
> King Tushratta of Mitanni
Tangent, but Tushratta is one of my favorite historical examples for a completely different reason.
Tushratta's uncle killed his [Tushratta's] father in a coup and made himself regent for Tushratta. He then had Tushratta raised in isolation, with contact between Tushratta and other members of his family forbidden.
When Tushratta reached the age of majority, the uncle peacefully transferred power to him.
And, in a move that would utterly fail to surprise anyone from a civilization more recent than 3,800 years ago, Tushratta's first act as king was to have his uncle and his uncle's lackeys executed.
It still boggles my mind that the uncle allowed the power transfer to take place. Did he not realize what would happen?