January 10, 2008 02:07PM
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Ok, hows this...
The 5th dynasty already suffered a signifigant loss of power from the "All Powerful" due to not being direct descent.
They turned to the Sun Cult to prop them up, and much energy previously used to support the all powerful pharaoh and mortuary practice was diverted to building and expanding temples.
This descent continued to Pepy II (X Dynasty), who was having a good day if he could get his chamber pots emptied of the night soil, and certainly had no control outside of his own palace.
Now somewhere between Khufu and Pepy II there was enough loss of power, control, and image that tomb robbers lost any and all compunction to robbing/pillaging.
Shocker; I believe it was even earlier. I believe a certain (probably small) percentage of the workforce was planning how to rob even as the tomb was constructed.
21st Century Facts;
1) It is very stupid to steal from organized crime instead of other institutions as they tend to bypass the Judge-Jury part of the penalty and go right to execution.
2) People today still steal from organized crime if the "take" has enough reward.
Have people REALLY changed that much? In their very nature?
Jammer
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