No, Seti I was 18th Dynasty which is New Kingdom.
So was Thutmose I shown below similarly smiting a prisoner....
![[Image: Thuthmosis-smiting-enemy.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.gks.uk.com%2Fimages%2FThuthmosis-smiting-enemy.jpg)
This sort of stylized almost ritualized killing does make one wonder if it ever really happened en masse or if one poor dumb bastard was chosen to take the hit for his whole team?
The Merneptah stele depicts a campaign against Libya and their Sea People allies but Merneptah was a son of Rameses II who ruled until he was 90. Merneptah was in his 60's when he came to the throne and the realities of life get in the way of the story that is told of him being the strong right arm of Ra smiting his enemies left and right. I'm in my 60's and the thought of smiting anyone with a bronze axe is enough to make me want to go take a fucking nap.
Nonetheless, this was the image that the Egyptians carried down throughout the centuries...bullshit or not.
So was Thutmose I shown below similarly smiting a prisoner....
This sort of stylized almost ritualized killing does make one wonder if it ever really happened en masse or if one poor dumb bastard was chosen to take the hit for his whole team?
The Merneptah stele depicts a campaign against Libya and their Sea People allies but Merneptah was a son of Rameses II who ruled until he was 90. Merneptah was in his 60's when he came to the throne and the realities of life get in the way of the story that is told of him being the strong right arm of Ra smiting his enemies left and right. I'm in my 60's and the thought of smiting anyone with a bronze axe is enough to make me want to go take a fucking nap.
Nonetheless, this was the image that the Egyptians carried down throughout the centuries...bullshit or not.
