Executions in ancient Egypt

In ancient Egypt, the death penalty was minimal, but it was famous for its strange and cruel ways – I will present the crimes that deserved the death penalty for them:
• Treason (betraying the king and overthrowing the regime): – it was one of the most heinous crimes at the time, and the penalty was the death penalty. Because of the seriousness of this to the integrity of the government and the interests of society, and the severity of this crime had special courts; To ensure the speedy execution of his sentence and his immediate punishment.
• Religious crimes:-
We know how the ancient Egyptians cared about worship and establishing temples for the gods. The Egyptian people are religious by nature, and the clergy also had a great influence and prestige in the state, so it was and must be the penalty for those who transgress these religious establishments – the death penalty, as the death penalty predicted the case of perjury, considering that one of the If he breaks an oath, he has committed a crime against the gods. The death penalty for the killer of animals and sacred birds was also the death penalty for them.
• The crime of digging up graves:-
A great and unforgivable crime thus prevents the deceased from eternal life; The ancient Egyptian’s belief in post-Baath life played an important role in constructing tombs and placing in them what he would need in the next world, so the penalty for exhuming the grave or stealing its contents was death! Especially the tombs of kings, princes and senior states.
• The crime of murder:-
This crime has been forbidden since the beginning of creation, so whoever kills will be killed, so the penalty for the killer was dead, as was the penalty for a doctor who commits mistakes that cost the patient’s life. The ancient Egyptians considered medicine to be one of the branches of the science of the priesthood, so a mistake in medicine is considered an error in the performance of religious rituals.
Public administration crimes:-
Ancient Egypt knew an advanced administrative system due to the dependence of the Egyptian economy on agriculture and the waters of the Nile, so it was necessary to combine efforts to control and benefit from the waters of the Nile, and this can only happen with a precise and effective administrative organization, and the Egyptian administrative system was characterized by administrative centralization, and the head of that authority was “the King” He is assisted by a group of senior officials and various departments, and this crime has a violent and harsh punishment. Whoever tries to violate this administrative system threatens the interest of the country and is punished with death. As mentioned in the “Hoor Moheb” blog, which includes a text for the tax officer who bribes – he is punished with death, and he is also punished with the same. The penalty is a tax officer who commits the offence of embezzlement.
• Crimes related to justice:-
In ancient Egypt, there was a police organization. The role of justice was characterized by accuracy in legal procedures and the achievement of justice, and at the forefront of those roles was the “Grand House of Horus.” It is known that divine justice was called by the ancient Egyptians “Maat,” meaning the goddess of justice and truth, and even they considered the profession and practice of the judiciary. A sacred profession, and whoever practices it has high morals and is characterized by justice and integrity, and therefore any mistake by a judge or a man of justice in the requirements of his profession was met with a very violent reaction,
On the one hand – the society’s anger at him, and on the other – his punishment that was inflicted on him by the legislator who made the penalty for that death.
Show Crimes:-
We all know that the Egyptian people are religious by nature, as I mentioned. Ancient Egypt is the most religious of the ancient peoples in thought and practice of religious rites, and they were of high morals and values. Therefore, the act of adultery was forbidden to the ancient Egyptians, and the death penalty was imposed for those who commit this crime.