Each week in October, University of Manchester Egyptologist Nicky Nielsen will share an intriguing aspect of ancient Egyptian beliefs and traditions surrounding death and the afterlife. The young man, barely out of his teens, was left alone in the stuffy prison cell. It was the height of summer in 1155 BC and sweat poured down his face, mixing with tears as he contemplated his fate. His name was Pentawere and he was a prince of Egypt—but he was one of the younger sons of King Ramesses III, and not in…
