Christian/Muslim ThreadsContradictions in the QuranHe died a natural death in high age. He was succeeded by his son Amenmesse, possibly a son of queen Takhat. His tomb is number KV8 in the Valley of the Kings, but his mummy was not found within this tomb. In 1898 it was discovered along with 18 others in the mummy cache within the tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merneptah
He died after a reign of 9 years and was buried in a tomb (KV8) that was even open in antiquity - it was visited by ancient Greeks! Naturally, the contents were entirely destroyed long ago, although Merneptah's mummy was eventually found in the tomb of Amenhotep II by Victor Loret in 1898.
http://www.secker.fsbusiness.co.uk/kmerneptah.htm
By the time Ramesses II died, he had apparently outlived twelve of his sons. His 13th son, Merenptah ascended the throne of Egypt. Merenptah was old himself by this time, probably nearly sixty years old, and his reign was rather dull, as well as short lived (perhaps only nine or ten years) in comparison with that of his father's reign. According to the Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, he ruled from 1213 until 1203 BC.
http://www.crystalinks.com/dynasty19a.html
these sources nowhere contradict, they merely said Merenptah had a short reign, nowhere is being said that he drowned or was assassinated.
Except Wikipedia is contradicting with the natural death, but that is only because it is debatable wheter or not the trauma's too the body where given post or ad mortem. Nowhere a drowning is indicated...
Plus a natural death wouldn't fall under drowning either, that would contradict yours and mine!
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