Run, Pharaoh, run!
Remember this–“Finish the race or die” (https://leeduigon.com/2023/10/16/a-very-weird-history-lesson/)?
This was ancient Egypt, some 5,000 years ago. The artifact shows a First Dynasty pharaoh running a ritual race. If he doesn’t finish the course, thus proving his fitness to continue to rule, they’ll kill him and crown a younger man.
The First Dynasty also featured mass graves. The bigwigs shouldn’t have to depart without their servants, should they? We also find this in ancient Sumeria and ancient China: when the boss dies, you die.
Well, that’s the fallen world for you. Want to try a world without Our Savior? There are plenty of examples… from the Aztec Empire to the Soviet Union. Surely your college professor can pick one for you.
Some very weird things have happened in Egypt. When I was young, I was fascinated by this country, and I read a lot about it. I lost this interest some time ago, and now see it in a whole different light, but I know it is still a fascinating place for many people.
I do wonder how Egypt, Sumer, and China wound up with such similar customs.
The Babel diaspora, and possibly coming under the influence of the same false gods.
It was a pagan land, and played by rules that weren’t always so fair.