A sensation: During a computer tomography examination, the paleopathologist Albert Zink discovered a seven centimeter wide wound on the neck of the mummy of Ramses III. . An incision that completely separates the esophagus and the trachea. The Egyptian ruler Ramses III. was murdered. A court document from the time accuses his harem women of plotting against the Pharaoh.
According to tradition, Ramses III. many women. They live together in the royal women's house. Usually the Pharaoh chooses his "Great Royal Wife" from among them. Only her firstborn son succeeds Pharaoh on the throne. But Ramses III: can't decide. He lets three queens become powerful at court. A power struggle breaks out among Ramses' sons, which results in the death of the pharaoh?
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