The History of Egypt

By Dominic Perry

Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of pharaonic Egypt "in their own words." Using archaeology, ancient texts, and up-to-date scholarship, we uncover the world of t... more

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July 12, 2022164b: Karnak, Renovation Station
Horemheb at Karnak (Part 2). There are secrets beneath the sand of Karnak. Horemheb's architects significantly changed the temple's landscape. In some cases, they even relocated older buildings, dismantling and moving them piece-by-piece...

Episode details:
Date: c. 1329 BCE.

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Music by Keith Zizza.

Music interludes by Luke Chaos.

Select Bibliography:
M. Azim, ‘La structure des pylônes d’Horemheb à Karnak’, Cahiers de Karnak VII (1982), 127—166.

E. Blyth, Karnak: Evolution of a Temple (New York, 2006).

Digital Karnak, ‘9th Pylon’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/9th-pylon/.

Digital Karnak, ‘10th Pylon’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/10th-pylon/.

Digital Karnak, ‘Edifice of Amenhotep II’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/edifice-of-amenhotep-ii/.

J-C. Goyon and C. Traunecker, ‘La Chapelle de Thot et d’Amon au sud-ouest du lac sacré’, Cahiers de Karnak VII (1982), 355—366.

M. Jordan et al., La porte d’Horemheb au Xe pylône de Karnak (2015).

R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, The Temples of Karnak (1999).

C. Van Siclen III, ‘The Edifice of Amenhotep II at Karnak: An Architectural Pious Fraud’, in C. Leblanc and G. Zaki (eds), The Temples of Millions of Years and Royal Power at Thebes in the New Kingdom (2010), 81—89.

W. Wreszinski, Atlas zur altaegyptischen Kulturgeschichte (1988).

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July 04, 2022164: You Must Construct Additional Pylons
Horemheb at Karnak (Part 1). Before his ascent, Horemheb had managed building projects for Tutankhamun. Now, as pharaoh, Horemheb went all out. He invested in one of the largest building sprees Karnak would ever see. His monuments continue to define this temple...

Episode details:
Date: c.1329 BCE.
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Music: Horemheb theme by Luke Chaos.
Music interludes by Luke Chaos and Keith Zizza.
Logo image: The Tenth Pylon, completed in Horemheb's reign. Photo by Neithsabes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
See photos of Horemheb’s Pylons (2, 9, and 10) at Wikimedia.
Select Bibliography:
M. Azim, ‘La structure des pylônes d’Horemheb a Karnak’, Cahiers de Karnak VII (1982), 127—166. Online.
M. Azim, ‘Un mât du IXe Pylône au nome d’Horemheb’, Cahiers de Karnak VII (1982), 75—92. Online.
E. Blyth, Karnak: Evolution of a Temple (New York, 2006).
Digital Karnak, ‘2nd Pylon’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/2nd-pylon/
Digital Karnak, ‘9th Pylon’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/9th-pylon/
Digital Karnak, ‘10th Pylon’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/10th-pylon/
Digital Karnak, ‘Edifice of Amenhotep II’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/edifice-of-amenhotep-ii/
J.-C. Goyon and C. Traunecker, ‘La Chapelle de Thot et d’Amon au sud-ouest du lac sacré’, Cahiers de Karnak VII (1982), 355—366. Online.
W. R. Johnson, ‘Amenhotep III and Amarna: Some New Considerations’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 82 (1996), 65–82.
M. Jordan et al., La porte d’Horemheb au Xe pylône de Karnak (2015).
R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, The Temples of Karnak (1999).
E. Sullivan, ‘Karnak: Development of the Temple of Amun-Ra’, in W. Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (2010).
The Epigraphic Survey, The Temple of Khonsu Volume 1: Scenes of King Herihor in the Court (1979). Online.
C. Van Siclen III, ‘The Edifice of Amenhotep II at Karnak: An Architectural Pious Fraud’, in C. Leblanc and G. Zaki (eds), The Temples of Millions of Years and Royal Power at Thebes in the New Kingdom (Cairo, 2010), 81—89.
W. Wreszinski, Atlas zur altaegyptischen Kulturgeschichte (1988).

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June 30, 2022The Darkest Days of Karnak Temple
Karnak had experienced a tumultuous time, in the three decades preceding Horemheb's reign...
Dates: c.1362 - 1300 BCE.
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Music interludes: Keith Zizza, Ancient Lyric, and Hathor Systrum.
Select Bibliography:
E. Blyth, Karnak: Evolution of a Temple (New York, 2006).
A. Dodson, Amarna Sunrise: Egypt From Golden Age to Age of Heresy (Cairo, 2014).
M. Eaton-Krauss, ‘Tutankhamun at Karnak’, Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo (1988), 1–11.
M. Eaton-Krauss, The Unknown Tutankhamun (London, 2016).
D. Redford, ‘Akhenaten: New Theories and Old Facts’, Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research 369 (2013), 9.

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June 21, 2022163: Nefertiti's Sister?
Queen Mutnodjmet is a curious case. For some scholars, she may be the lost sister of Nefertiti. This hypothesis has kicked around for over 100 years. Why can’t we resolve it?
Episode details:
Date: c.1330 BCE.
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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Music: "Hymn to Hathor," by Bettina Joy de Guzman www.bettinajoydeguzman.com
Interludes by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/luke_chaos
Select Bibliography:
A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, 2017).
M. Gabolde, Toutankhamon (2015).
W. Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary (2005).
R. Hari, Horemheb et la reine Moutnedjemet ou la fin d’une Dynastie (1964).
R. Hari, ‘La reine d’Horemheb était-elle la sœur de Nefertiti?’, Chronique d’Egypte 51 (1976), 39—46.
G. T. Martin, Tutankhamun’s Regent: Scenes and Texts from the Memphite Tomb of Horemheb (2016).
G. T. Martin, The Memphite Tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, Commander-in-Chief of Tutʻankhamūn, 1 (1989).
G. T. Martin, The Hidden Tombs of Memphis (1991).
E. Strouhal, ‘Queen Mutnodjmet at Memphis: Anthropological and Paleopathological Evidence’, in L’Egyptologie en 1979 (1982), 317—322.
E. Strouhal and V. G. Callender, ‘A Profile of Queen Mutnodjmet’, Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology (1992), 67—75.

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37min
June 14, 2022162: Horemheb, The Chosen One
Revisionist history in the age of pharaohs. King Horemheb (“Horus in Celebration”) came to power in unusual circumstances. To justify his rule, the new pharaoh set about “retelling” his origins. In a lengthy story, Horemheb cast himself as one chosen by the gods, and destined to rule…
Episode details:
Date: c. 1330 BCE.
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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Intro Music & Interludes: Luke Chaos.
Intro Music & Interludes: Keith Zizza.
Outro Music: Bettina Joy de Guzman.
Read "The Reign of Horemheb," PhD Thesis by K.M. Bryson at Johns Hopkins University.
Logo image: Horemheb and Horus, in the King's tomb (KV57).
Booklet: No booklet for this episode, as it describes text only.
Select Bibliography:
N. Allon, Writing, Violence, and the Military: Images of Literacy in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (1550-1295 BCE) (2019).
K. M. Bryson, ‘The Reign of Horemheb: History, Historiography, and the Dawn of the Ramesside Era’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2018).
A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, 2017).
A. Gardiner, ‘The Coronation of King Ḥaremḥab’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39 (1953), 13–31.
G. T. Martin, Tutankhamun’s Regent: Scenes and Texts from the Memphite Tomb of Horemheb (2016).
G. T. Martin, The Memphite Tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, Commander-in-Chief of Tutʻankhamūn, 1 (1989).
G. T. Martin, The Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great (1991).
W. J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt (1995).

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33min
May 31, 2022161: Pharaoh Horemheb
The Coronation of King Hor-em-heb. A few months after he took power, Egypt's new pharaoh Horemheb ("Horus in Celebration") celebrated his rule. It was a magnificent party...

Episode details:
Date: c.1330 BCE.
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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Logo: Horemheb's royal names, from his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. MMA.
Music interludes by Luke Chaos twitter.com/luke_chaos.
Select Bibliography:
K. M. Bryson, ‘The Reign of Horemheb: History, Historiography, and the Dawn of the Ramesside Era’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2018).
Gardiner, ‘The Coronation of King Ḥaremḥab’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39 (1953), 13–31.
W. J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt (Atlanta, 1995).

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32min
May 26, 2022160b: The Purge
Other victims, and some clarifications. In this brief episode, I describe another individual who suffered desecration. Following Ay's death, members of his family/network fell from grace. Did they oppose, or fight, the new King Horemheb?

Episode details:
Date c.1330 BCE.
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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Music by Luke Chaos.
Select Bibliography:
A. Dodson, ‘Crown Prince Djhutmose and the Royal Sons of the Eighteenth Dynasty’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 76 (1990), 87–96.
A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2017).
M. El-Ghandour, ‘The Anthropoid Coffin of Senqed From Saqqara’, in B. G. Ockinga, A Tomb from the Reign of Tutankhamun at Akhmim, The Australian Centre for Egyptology Reports 10 (1997).
M. Gabolde, Toutankhamon (2015).
N. Kawai, ‘Studies in the Reign of Tutankhamun’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2005).
B. G. Ockinga, A Tomb from the Reign of Tutankhamun at Akhmim (1997).
A. R. Schulman, ‘The Berlin “Trauerrelief” (No. 12411) and Some Officials of Tutʿankhamūn and Ay’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 4 (1965), 55–68.

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May 24, 2022160: Succession Crisis(?)
Inheritance and vengeance. King Ay had his own plans for the succession. He promoted his relative, Nakht-Min, to great power and prominence. But when Ay died, Nakhtmin found himself at odds with Egypt's mighty general, Horemheb. What would happen, to the feuding leaders?

Episode details:
Date: c.1330 BCE (approximate).
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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Music: Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net.
Music interludes: Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_Chaos.
Select Bibliography:
A. Dodson, ‘Crown Prince Djhutmose and the Royal Sons of the Eighteenth Dynasty’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 76 (1990), 87–96.
A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, Cairo, 2017).
M. Gabolde, Toutankhamon (Paris, 2015).
N. Kawai, ‘Studies in the Reign of Tutankhamun’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2005).
N. Kawai, ‘Ay versus Horemheb: The Political Situation in the Late Eighteenth Dynasty Revisited’, Leiden, The Netherlands Journal of Egyptian History 3 (2010), 261–92.
N. Kawai, ‘The Time of Tutankhamun: What New Evidence Reveals’, Scribe: The Magazine of the American Research Center in Egypt Spring 2022 (2022), 44–53.
A. R. Schulman, ‘Excursus on the “Military Officer” Nakhtmin’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 3 (1964), 124–6.
A. R. Schulman, ‘Some Observations on the Military Background of the Amarna Period’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 3 (1964), 51–69.
A. R. Schulman, ‘The Berlin “Trauerrelief” (No. 12411) and Some Officials of Tutʿankhamūn and Ay’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 4 (1965), 55–68.
J. Van Dijk, ‘Horemheb and the Struggle for the Throne of Tutankhamen’, Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology 7 (1996), 29—42.

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May 07, 2022 Introducing: Casting Through Ancient Greece Podcast!
Check out Casting Through Ancient Greece, a chronological deep dive on the world of the Aegean. From the earliest ages, through epic tales and archaeological discovery, Casting Greece takes you on a wonderful journey. Enjoy this teaser trailer, from a recent episode. And learn more at https://castingthroughancientgreece.com/ and https://twitter.com/CastingGreece

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February 15, 2022159b: Double Death
King Ay suffered badly in the afterlife. His funeral, in 1331 BCE, was poor; and a few decades/centuries later, vandals broke into his tomb. They ransacked the monument, attacked the King's images, and erased his names. The attack was brutal but methodical. Why did this happen?

Episode Details
Date c.1331 BCE and a few decades / centuries later.
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Logo image: Erasures on the wrists of Nut, Lady of the Sky, as she offers nyny (welcome) to King Ay. Photo by Dominic Perry, 2022.
Photos: See photos of the tomb of Ay (KV23) by Dominic Perry, available on Google Drive.
Music: “The Mummy’s Tomb,” by Tabletop Audio. Used with permission.
Music: Sistrum sound effect by Hathor Systrum www.hathorsystrum.com. Used with permission.
Music: Interludes by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_Chaos.
Select Bibliography:
B. G. Davies, Egyptian Historical Records of the Later Eighteenth Dynasty, VI (Warminster, 1995).
A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, Cairo, 2017). AUC Press.
M. Gabolde, Toutankhamon (Paris, 2015). PYGMALION Press.
N. Kawai, ‘Studies in the Reign of Tutankhamun’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2005).
W. J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt (Atlanta, 1995).
O. Schaden, ‘The God’s Father Ay’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, University of Minnesota (1977).
O. J. Schaden, ‘Clearance of the Tomb of King Ay (WV-23)’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 21 (1984), 39–64. JSTOR online.
R. H. Wilkinson, ‘Controlled Damage: The Mechanics and Micro-History of the Damnatio Memoriae Carried Out in KV-23, the Tomb of Ay’, Journal of Egyptian History 4 (2011), 129–47. BRILL online.

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