Exhibits that come to life in the night, the Smithsonian Museum, and an evil pharaoh bent on unleashing the darkness from the Underworld. In this episode of the Mummy Movie Podcast, we review Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian and use it as a jumping off point to examine a gruesome practice from 1st Dynasty of Egypt.

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Bibliography

Bard, K. (2000). The emergence of the Egyptian state (c.3200-2686 BC). In Shaw, I (Eds). The Oxford history of Ancient Egypt (pp. 57-83). Oxford University Press

Dijk, J, V. (2007). Retainer sacrifices in Egypt and in Nubia. In Bremmer, J. (Eds). The Strange world of human sacrifice. Peeters

Milde, H. (2012). Shabtis. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology 1-15

Morris, E. F. (2007). Sacrifice for the state: royal funerals and the rites at Macramallah’s Rectangle. In Laneri, N (Eds). Performing Death: Social Analyses of Funerary Traditions in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean (pp. 15-37). The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Moris, E, F. (2013). (Un)Dying Loyalty: Meditations on Retainer Sacrifice in Ancient Egypt and Elsewhere. In Campbell, R (Eds). Violence and Civilization: Studies of Social Violence in History and Prehistory (pp. 61-93). Oxbow Books

Wilkinson, T. A. (2002). Early Dynastic Egypt. Routledge.

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A wheelchair bound protagonist, a rubber mask wearing mummy, and Lou Ferrigno in a shed. In this episode of the Mummy Movie Podcast, we review Mummy Dearest (2021). Along the way, we also explore the mummification process and see how an individual from ancient Egypt would transition to the afterlife.

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Bibliography

Diodorus Siculus. (1933). Library of history (C. H. Oldfather, Trans.; Vol. 1, Book 1.69–98). Harvard University Press. Retrieved from https://penelope.uchicago.edu/thayer/e/roman/texts/diodorus_siculus/1d*.html

Herodotus. (1920). The histories (A. D. Godley, Trans.; Vol. 1, Book 2.1–98). Harvard University Press. Retrieved from https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Herodotus/2a*.html

Ikram, S. (2010). Mummification. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, 1.

Vos, R. L. (1993). The Apis Embalming Ritual: P. Vindob. 3873 (Vol. 50). Peeters Publishers.

Winlock, H. E. (1973). Materials used at the embalming of King Tut-ʻAnkh-Amun (Vol. 10). Arno Press.

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A tale of exile, deceit and love. In this episode of the Mummy Movie Podcast, we examine the 1954 epic, The Egyptian. On top of that, we also explore the ancient Egyptian tale, The Story of Sinuhe originating in the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055 to 1650 BC).

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Link to Story of Sinuhe: https://mjn.host.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/egyptian/texts/corpus/pdf/Sinuhe.pdf

Bibliography

Aldred, C. (1988). Akhenaten, king of Egypt. Thames and Hudson

Carosso, A. (2012). Cold War Narratives: American Culture in the 1950s (pp. 1-221). Peter Lang.

Hastings, M. (2000). The Korean War. Pan Macmillan.

Jay, J. E. (2008). The Narrative Structure of Ancient Egyptian Tales: From Sinuhe to Setna (Doctoral dissertation, University of Chicago, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations).

Parkinson, R, B.(1998). The tale of Sinuhe and other ancient Egyptian poems, 1940-1640 BC. Oxford University Press

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A couple alone in the woods, a spooky forest and a genuinely creepy villain (what could go wrong!?). In this episode, we review Dolly (2026).

That Phat Samurai Guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ72tZ1zz2k

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An evil goddess, an ancient love story, and some surprisingly gentle dismemberments. In this episode of The Mummy Movie Podcast, we take on the horror film ‘Isis Rising: Curse of the Lady Mummy’ from 2013.

Join us as we not only review the film but also use it as a springboard to explore the goddess Isis, her role in ancient Egyptian mythology, and the legendary Osiris Myth. Come along for a mix of mummy movie review, mythology deep-dive, and a closer look at how Hollywood reimagines Egypt’s most famous stories.

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Social Media:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551072640125

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Bibliography

Faulkner, R. O. (1969). The ancient Egyptian pyramid texts. Aris & Phillips

Faulkner, R. O., & Faulkner, R. O. (1973). The ancient Egyptian coffin texts (Vol. 1). Warminster: Aris & Phillips.

Griffiths, J. G. (1980). The origins of Osiris and his cult (Vol. 40). Brill.

Hart, G. (2005). The Routledge dictionary of Egyptian gods and goddesses. Routledge.

Hays, H. (2010). Funerary Rituals (Pharaonic Period). UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, 1(1).

Wilkinson, R. H. (2003). The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt. Thames and Hudson Ltd

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The concept of Ma’at has been interpreted in many ways by Egyptologists: Cosmic Order, Connective Justice, Natural Order. Yet no single English term can fully convey its complexity and depth.

In this first episode of our Law, Crime and Punishment series, we therefore take an in-depth look at Ma’at, a principle that permeated every aspect of ancient Egyptian society.

Our Question: What was Ma’at, and how did it influence the Egyptian legal system?

Bibliography:

Assmann, J. (2017). Ma'at: Gerechtigkeit und Unsterblichkeit im alten Ägypten. CH Beck.

Karenga, M. N. (1994). Maat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt: A study in classical African ethics. University of Southern California.

Manning. (2012). The representation of justice in ancient Egypt. In Yale Journal of Law & the humanities 24, no 1: 111-118

Tyldesley, J. (2000). Judgement of the Pharaoh: Crime and Punishment in ancient Egypt. Weidenfeld & Nicolson; London

Van Loon, A. J. (2014). Law and Order in Ancient Egypt: The Development of Criminal Justice from the Pharaonic New Kingdom until the Roman Dominate. Leiden University

VerSteeg, R. (2002). Law in ancient Egypt. Carolina Academic Press

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How accurate is the 1963 epic Cleopatra. In this episode, we assess 5 historic claims that the film makes in order to find out.

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First Cleopatra Episode

https://shows.acast.com/mummymovieodcast/cleopatra-1963

Bibliography

Barnes, T. D. (1984). The Composition of Cassius Dio's" Roman History". Phoenix, 38(3), 240-255.

Burstein, S. M. (2007). The reign of Cleopatra. University of Oklahoma Press.

McKenzie, J., & Moorey, P. R. S. (2007). The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, c. 300 BC to AD 700 (Vol. 63). Yale University Press.

Pelling, C. B. (Ed.). (1988). Plutarch: life of Antony. Cambridge University Press.

Pelling, C. B. R. (Ed.). (2011). Plutarch Caesar: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary. Oxford University Press, USA.

Roller, W. (2010), Cleopatra: a biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Scheidel, W. (2004). Creating a metropolis: a comparative demographic perspective. Ancient Alexandria between Egypt and Greece, 1-31.

Lacus Curtius (2023). The Geography of Strabo. Retrieved from https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/strabo/17a3*.html

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One of the greatest epics of all time.

In this episode of the Mummy Movie Podcast, we dive into one of the most iconic films of all time, Cleopatra, from 1963!

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Bibliography

Burstein, S. M. (2007). The reign of Cleopatra. University of Oklahoma Press.

McKenzie, J., & Moorey, P. R. S. (2007). The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, c. 300 BC to AD 700 (Vol. 63). Yale University Press.

Pelling, C. B. R. (Ed.). (2011). Plutarch Caesar: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary. Oxford University Press, USA.

Roller, W. (2010), Cleopatra: a biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Scheidel, W. (2004). Creating a metropolis: a comparative demographic perspective. Ancient Alexandria between Egypt and Greece, 1-31.

Lacus Curtius (2023). The Geography of Strabo. Retrieved from https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/strabo/17a3*.html

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