The History of Egypt Podcast

06b: The Diary of Merer

02.04.2013 - By Dominic PerryPlay

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Building the Giza monuments. In the last years of Khufu’s reign, work on the Great Pyramid was nearing completion. From this period, the Diary of Merer provides unexpected testimony: a record of workers contributing to the Giza project…

Episode Details

Date: c. 2600 BCE.

The Diary of Merer: English translation and commentary by Prof. Pierre Tallet available in Open Access.

Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net.

Music by Bettina Joy de Guzman www.bettinajoydeguzman.com.

Music interludes by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_Chaos.

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Select References:

Lehner and Hawass, Giza and the Pyramids (2017).

Monnier and Lightbody, The Great Pyramid 2590 BC Onwards (2019).

Tallet, Les Papyrus de la Mer Rouge I: Le "Journal de Merer" (Papyrus Jarf A et B) (2017).

Tallet and Lehner, The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids (2021).

Verner, The Pyramids: The Archaeology and History of Egypt’s Iconic Monuments (2020).

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