Egypt

Coronation Decree of Horemheb

Coronation Inscription and Edict of Horemheb

A general who seized the throne after the Amarna interlude justifies his rule not by bloodline but by a sweeping legal edict punishing corrupt officials and restoring honest administration across Egypt.

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