Show egyptian justice in ancient egypt all court business w was as carried on in writing wiffing in order that the decision might not be influenced fluen ced by oratory or personal appeal the laws lay before the judges upon a table and the accuser declared in writing how he had been injured whereupon the defendant stated in writing what he had to say then came a rejoinder from each party to the case after which the judges deliberated among themselves until they had hit upon the proper legal penalty tor for the party who had in the meantime been adjudged guilty this point being reached the president of the judges touched with an image of ahmei the goddess of truth the manuscript of the guilty pleader and the case was over |