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It will be newsworthy even 5000 years from now just as some things from 5000 years ago are news worthy today. Power. Corruption and all.

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Personally, I would be surprised to read about well-documented theft committed by ancient Pharaohs in tomorrow's newspapers.

I'm reminded of the 3750 year old customer complaint letter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nasir

That's so good. That offers such an insight into lives from long ago. It's weird how I suddenly felt so attached to the business frustrations of the ancient babylonians!

Apologies, I've stolen it myself https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15669759

The sad thing is none of the customer complaints of today will ever last as long as that did due to the lack of long term storage devices.

We really need a long term storage solution for our data as a society or risk having another period of dark ages in the future.

Thanks for that interesting bit. Any links about what happened after? I guess it's lost in the history now, sadly.

Everyone died

I'd like to!

Can Pharaoh steal anything? Wouldn't that be more of a personalised tax at the time? Compared to killing servants so they can help the Pharaoh in the afterlife, theft is kind of meh...

Let me explain: people who have a chance to steal (or another word) will do so. Of course will I get caught, chances of that, possible stealing...will be calculated.

Some steal little, some steal as much as the can. Some will get caught, others will get medals

Isn't it simply theft and punishment. Not sure how newsworthy are 5000 year old thefts.

Hmmm...someone in ancient Egypt--via state connections--had the chance to steal xx kg ok gold simply by using his position and did it...

The empty tombs and records of people supposed to be guarding them would suggest it happened quite a lot...

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