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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1939

Page

3

Sad Ending of Pharaohs Seven Year Plan

An Egyptologist argues that ancient Egyptian kings faced a fatal seven to nine year span after their accession tied to sky religion. G A Wainwright contends rulers were pitiful victims guided by primitive rain magic rooted in Seth Min and Amun worship and royal divine power.

Tutankhamun Francois Villon Villon France Egypt Willon G. A. Wainwright Antiquities Department Wainwright Nile North Africa Libya Seth Min Amun Earth Pharaoh

Pharaohs Face Doom and Divine Kingship in Egyptian Lore

The article reviews myths and histories of rulers like Rameses the Second and Nitocris, noting how pharaohs claimed godlike power yet faced death by design. It traces shifts after the pyramid age, explores sun worship under Re, Akhenaton’s reforms, Tutankhamun’s reign, and the belief that kings must yield life for their people.

Mycerinus Nitocris Rameses the Wainwright Egypt Rameses Israel Moses Aaron Pharaoh

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By Emily C. Davis Rameses I Tut Sky Every Week Science S Mr. Wainwright Uganda Africa Italy Nemi Prussia Mycelinus Cheops Chephren Oputanshamuns Akhenaten Akhenaton Thebes Ancient
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