Question
A “judicial” work named for the city of Turin recounts how a holder of this title received a prosthetic toe after his assassins were tried. For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this title held by a ruler who, according to the historian Manetho, was killed by his bodyguards and subjected to a damnatio memoriae (“daam-NAAT-ee-oh mem-ORE-ee-eye”). The Harem Conspiracy targeted a different holder of this title.
ANSWER: pharaoh [prompt on King of Egypt or Ruler of Egypt or leader of Egypt]
[10e] The Harem Conspiracy targeted a ruler of this name who defeated the Sea Peoples. An earlier ruler with this name won the Battle of Kadesh.
ANSWER: Ramesses [or Ramses; accept Ramesses III; accept Ramesses II or the Great]
[10m] The Story of Sinuhe (“sin-NOO-hay”) references the murder of Amenemhat I, a ruler of this Egyptian kingdom that ruled between the first two Intermediate Periods.
ANSWER: Middle Kingdom
<Kevin Thomas, History - World - African> ~22712~ <Editor: Hari Parameswaran>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.39 | 100% | 58% | 6% |