Nauri Decree of Seti I was a document published by Seti I (1306-1290 B.C.E.) in the fourth year of his rule, this decree was proclaimed on behalf of the doers at the holy cit of Osiris (Abydos City), where the king was in the process of making his great mortuary complex. The Nauri Decree incorporated prior legal codes, particularly the laws of Horemhab (1319-1307 B.C.E.), serving as a charter for the temple and for its several estates, and it was fashioned to ensure the sustenance of the kings mortuary cult after his death. The workers were discipline to a stern code of behavior while they developed the tomb, with penalties for crimes clearly described.
The decree points to a suffering time during Seti I's rule that reflected earlier dynastic weaknesses. usually, workers on the mortuary complexes of the swayer would not have required warnings or threats in order to regulate their behavior. Building sites of early periods were deemed places of spiritism and dedication. In this period, however, conformity to the ideals of the nation had partly lessened and the touch of the mortuary rituals had declined. Severe physical punishments were included in this code. Certain crimes brought the penalty of 100 blows by a strap, the creation of five open wounds, the removal of a criminals nose, or exile to the libyan desert or beyond.
Read more about The Nauri Decree of Seti I at:
- Edgerton (W. F.), "The Nauri Decree of Seti I: A Translation and Analysis of the Legal Portion", Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct., 1947), pp. 219-230.
- Griffith (F. Ll.), "The Abydos Decree of Seti I at Nauri", The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 13, No. 3/4 (Nov., 1927), pp. 193-208.
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The decree points to a suffering time during Seti I's rule that reflected earlier dynastic weaknesses. usually, workers on the mortuary complexes of the swayer would not have required warnings or threats in order to regulate their behavior. Building sites of early periods were deemed places of spiritism and dedication. In this period, however, conformity to the ideals of the nation had partly lessened and the touch of the mortuary rituals had declined. Severe physical punishments were included in this code. Certain crimes brought the penalty of 100 blows by a strap, the creation of five open wounds, the removal of a criminals nose, or exile to the libyan desert or beyond.
Read more about The Nauri Decree of Seti I at:
- Edgerton (W. F.), "The Nauri Decree of Seti I: A Translation and Analysis of the Legal Portion", Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct., 1947), pp. 219-230.
- Griffith (F. Ll.), "The Abydos Decree of Seti I at Nauri", The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 13, No. 3/4 (Nov., 1927), pp. 193-208.
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· Mahu (Noble)
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