The cornerstone of modern law is the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. But in the ancient Egyptian legal system, the defendant's guilt was assumed from the beginning, the defendant's job was to prove his innocence, and the judge's job was to be as impartial as possible.
Of course, there is no historical evidence to prove that ancient Egyptians often abused this law to frame others. However, this set of laws can better protect the interests of people who can abuse this law.
During the development of ancient Egypt, priests gradually controlled the daily lives and important decisions of the Egyptians. These priests slowly affected the lives of ordinary people. They were believed to have the ability to communicate with the Sun God and were the guardians of the Sun God.
They would show up at the court with a statue of the Sun God and two papyri - one guilty, one innocent, and eventually the statue would point to the correct paper, showing the Sun God will.
This is equivalent to giving the priest the power to control the movement of the statue according to his own will. This also shows that in court, the fate of these ancient Egyptian people may be manipulated by a liar, but the people foolishly believed that it was God's will.
Ancient Egypt had a set of laws to maintain public order, and a group of people acted as police, but it did not mean fairness. In ancient Egyptian society, it was very common for people to fight to get their way. In fact, it was a standard procedure.
Usually, in order to induce the suspect to tell his testimony, they will beat the suspect with a wooden stick, usually on the soles of the feet. This punishment is also called caning.
People living in ancient Egypt may be whipped quite severely. Flogging is very common, but death penalty is very rare.
According to official records, in the ancient Egyptian kingdom, the death penalty was not used for 150 years. When very serious crimes such as murder, treason, etc. occur, cruel death sentences will be imposed, such as burning alive, beheading, drowning, crucifixion, etc.