العنف في مصر و بلاد الرافدين خلال عصور ما قبل التاريخ و العصور المبكرة

Abstract EN

In ancient world many kinds of violent were known, human sacrifice was one of the most cruelty forms of violence, it was known in various cultures throughout ancient history, human sacrifice is act of killing one or more persons as part of religious rites or funeral practices, it is still existing until now in many primitive tribes, With the purpose of appeasing gods, spirits, and fetching benefit.

Human sacrifice has been known in Egypt and Mesopotamia since the pre and early dynastic periods, this issue in Egypt is considered not confirmed, some scholars deny it and others confess it, the majority does not support it in Egypt because it is contrasted with the thought of the ancient Egyptians.

In Mesopotamia, many strange human graves and burials were found; these burials confirmed the practice of human sacrifices.

This custom, for example, was appeared in the royal cemetery in Ur, many burials of servants, drivers and animals were found in this cemetery, as kind of funerary burials of the King.