Sanctions of non-payment the taxes According to examples from the scenes of the Old Kingdom

Document Type : Academic scientific reviews of any other material related to the main domains of this Journal.

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the Higher Institute of Ancient Near Eastren Civilizations zgazig Univ

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The tax system in Egypt during the Old Kingdom distinguished by its seriousness and great importance, and many scenes appeared that belonged to many tombs dating back to this era, all of which show depictions of beating individuals in different situations, in addition to implementing this punishment in punishing others outlaws.
He revealed the importance of the tax system, this tax growth, this growth of public money and its copies from the past, which refer to the era of the Old Kingdom. Scene No. (1) from the Meriruka Cemetery in Saqqara, and Scene No. (2) from the Khenti (Akhikhi) cemetery in Saqqara as well.
This opens the way for researching whether these tomb scenes are ideological related to the other world.
That is, they are symbolic of punishment related to retribution for unjust sinners, hell is an eternal fire that cannot be extinguished, and eternal physical torment is an immortal fire that does not extinguish. Or is it a punishment that exists in everyday life. It is a matter whose existence is not evidenced by the texts of the law from the era of the Old Kingdom, It is a punishment that is not evidenced by the texts of the law from the time of the old Kingdom, but it is proven by a text from a later time.

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