1090 BC—or the Year of the
Hyenas, in the reign of
Ramesses XI, was a year of catastrophe. There was a very significant drop in the flow of river
Nile waters, caused by a spike in climate normality. This led to significant starvation of the
Egyptians, loss of faith in the religion as conducted by the high priest and collapse not only of the state in
Egypt but also its economy, leading to a ten-year period of chaos. This led to the emergence of
tomb robbers and the end of the
Valley of the Kings as a burial site.[1]
References
^Ancient Lives: The Story of the Pharaohs' Tombmakers
by John Romer Paperback, 256 pages Published October 2003 by Phoenix (first published 1984),
ISBN9781842120446
1090 BC—or the Year of the
Hyenas, in the reign of
Ramesses XI, was a year of catastrophe. There was a very significant drop in the flow of river
Nile waters, caused by a spike in climate normality. This led to significant starvation of the
Egyptians, loss of faith in the religion as conducted by the high priest and collapse not only of the state in
Egypt but also its economy, leading to a ten-year period of chaos. This led to the emergence of
tomb robbers and the end of the
Valley of the Kings as a burial site.[1]
References
^Ancient Lives: The Story of the Pharaohs' Tombmakers
by John Romer Paperback, 256 pages Published October 2003 by Phoenix (first published 1984),
ISBN9781842120446