The History of Egypt Podcast - Dominic Perry

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171: Law & Order (Special Ma'at Unit) Oct 25, 2022

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Horemheb's Great Decree. Sometime during his reign, King Horemheb proclaimed a new set of laws. Taking aim at corruption and abuses-of-power (allegedly happening throughout Egypt), the pharaoh went hard on corrective measures. Punishments could range from beatings to disfigurement, exile, and death. Horemheb was not messing around. But what was he really trying to achieve?

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Select Bibliography:

C. Eyre, The Use of Documents in Pharaonic Egypt (2013).

A. Gnirs, ‘Haremhab - ein Staatsreformator? Neue Betrachtungen zum Haremhab-Dekret’, Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur 16 (1989), 83–110.

A. M. Gnirs, Militär und Gesellschaft: Ein Beitrag zur Sozialgeschichte des Neuen Reiches (1996).

A. M. Gnirs, ‘Coping With the Army: The Military and the State in the New Kingdom’, in J. C. Moreno García (ed.), Ancient Egyptian Administration (2013), 639—717.

R. Hari, Horemheb et la reine Moutnedjemet ou la fin d’une Dynastie (1965).

W. Helck, Urkunden der 18. Dynastie: Ubersetzung zu den Heften 17–22 (1961).

J.-M. Kruchten, Le décret d’Horemheb: traduction, commentaire épigraphique, philologique et institutionnel (1981).

K. Pflüger, ‘The Edict of King Haremhab’, Journal of Near Eastern Studies 5 (1946), 260–76.

G. de la Bédoyere, Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamen’s Dynasty (2022) and "Horemheb, the 'Enlightened Despot,'" https://youtu.be/-jCEo21_hK4

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Talk: Pharaohs at War (The New Kingdom) Oct 18, 2022

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The bold and the bloody. This is a lecture I gave at The University of Auckland, as an "Introduction to Egyptian Warfare in the New Kingdom." It covers basic points: weapons, organisation, vehicles, battles and strategies, and also larger concepts like state violence and imperialism - how the Pharaohs approached warfare itself. Also, I explore some major events that we have already discussed (e.g. the Battle of Megiddo, the Capture of Joppa), and some still to come (The Battle of Kadesh).

There is also a video version available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0OTRLicVis
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Talk: Hidden Voices of Ancient Egypt Oct 11, 2022

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This is a talk I gave for the Intelligent Speech Conference in 2021, discussing some recent discoveries and newer angles of exploration in Egyptology. It is also available on YouTube.

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Talk: Avaris and Pi-Ramesses c.1300 BCE Oct 04, 2022

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This is a talk I gave in 2021 regarding some of my PhD research (still ongoing). This is also available on YouTube with nice pictures etc.

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Update: Schedule & Life etc Oct 03, 2022

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Hello everyone. Just a very brief update. The narrative needs to pause for a week (maybe more). Details in episode.

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The Ancient Egyptian Empire with Dr. Uroš Matić Sep 27, 2022

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New Kingdom vs the World. This week we have an interview with Dr. Uroš Matić. Dr. Matić is a member of the Austrian Archaeological Institute, and takes a fascinating view of ancient society, including violence, gender, and the state. This episode was recorded in 2021.

Dr. Uroš Matić online: Twitter, Academia.edu, and the Austrian Archaeological Institute.
The Egyptian Empire in the 18th Dynasty: episodes at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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170: Horemheb and Ramesses Sep 20, 2022

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The Mother is Sweet, Born of the Sun. In the second half of Horemheb’s reign, Egypt’s Queen died in childbirth. Subsequently, pharaoh chose one of his servants, Paramessu (Ramesses) as a successor. This choice arguably established the 19th royal Dynasty. Why did Horemheb do this?

Episode details:

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Intro music: Keith Zizza.
Interlude sounds and Outro music: Luke Chaos.
Additional research by Elissa Day.
See Geoffrey Martin discussing the discovery of Horemheb's Saqqara tomb at the Associated Press (1975).

Select Bibliography:

G. Brunton, ‘The Inner Sarcophagus of Prince Ramessu from Medinet Habu’, Annales du Services des Antiquités de l’Egypte 43 (1943), 133—156.

G. Brunton and R. Engelbach, Gurob (1927).

E. Cruz-Uribe, ‘The Father of Ramses I: OI 11456’, Journal of Near Eastern Studies 37 (1978), 237–44.

A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2017).

W. Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary (London, 2005).

G. T. Martin, ‘Excavations at the Memphite Tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, 1977: Preliminary Report’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 64 (1978), 5–9.

G. T. Martin, The Memphite Tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, Commander-in-Chief of Tutʻankhamūn, 1 (1989).

G. T. Martin, Tutankhamun’s Regent: Scenes and Texts from the Memphite Tomb of Horemheb (2016).

G. T. Martin, ‘Bestower and the Recipient: On a Controversial Scene in the Memphite Tomb of Horemheb’, in C. Demarée et al. (eds), Imaging and Imagining the Memphite Necropolis: Liber Amicorum René van Walsem (2017), 47—56.

D. Polz, ‘Die Särge des (Pa-)Ramessu’, Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo 42 (1986), 145—166.

E. Strouhal, ‘Queen Mutnodjmet at Memphis: Anthropological and Paleopathological Evidence’, L’Egyptologie en 1979 II (1982), 317—322.

E. Strouhal, The Memphite Tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, Commander-in-Chief of Tutʻankhamūn IV: Human Skeletal Remains (2008).

E. Strouhal and V. G. Callender, ‘A Profile of Queen Mutnodjmet’, Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology 3 (1992), 67—75.

J. van Dijk, ‘Horemheb and the Struggle for the Throne of Tutankhamun’, Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology 7 (1996), 29—42.

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169: Horemheb - Royal Tomb: Maverick Sep 06, 2022

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In the Valley of the Kings, Horemheb commissioned a magnificent tomb. Artistically innovative, it has one foot in the past and one in the future. This tomb introduced a new style of decoration, developed on recent trends, and reshaped the model of royal burials…

Episode Details:

Date: c. 1323 BCE.
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Intro and break music: Keith Zizza.
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Learn more about the tomb of Horemheb at the Theban Mapping Project.
See Prof. Geoffrey Martin's description of the tomb at YouTube.
Logo: Unfinished scene from the tomb of Horemheb. Hornung 1971.

Select Bibliography:

T. M. Davis, The Tombs of Harmhabi and Toutânkhamanou (1912).

E. Hornung, Das Grab des Haremhab im Tal der Könige (1971).

Geoffrey Martin, Haremhab, Pharaoh and Conqueror: New Investigations in His Royal Tomb in the Valley of the Kings (2012). YouTube.

‘Horemheb | Theban Mapping Project’, https://thebanmappingproject.com/tombs/kv-57-horemheb.

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168: Horemheb - Security in the Valley of the Kings Aug 30, 2022

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Securing the halls. In the 8th year of Horemheb's reign, a royal official named Maya visited a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. He was there to inspect the burial of Thutmose IV, to ensure its security, and repair it if necessary…

Episode details:

Date: c.1324 BCE.
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Intro music: Luke Chaos.
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See the tomb of Thutmose IV at the Theban Mapping Project.

Select Bibliography:

B. M. Bryan, The Reign of Thutmose IV (Baltimore, 1991).

K. M. Bryson, ‘The Reign of Horemheb: History, Historiography, and the Dawn of the Ramesside Era’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2018).

H. Carter, ‘Introduction’, in T. M. Davis (ed.), The Tomb of Thoutmôsis IV (London, 1904), VII—XII.

T. M. Davis (ed.), The Tomb of Thoutmôsis IV (2002 Reprint edn, London, 1904).

P. E. Newberry, ‘Description of the Tomb and Sarcophagus of Thoutmôsis IV’, in T. M. Davis (ed.), The Tomb of Thoutmôsis IV (London, 1904), XXIX—XL.

N. Reeves and R. H. Wilkinson, The Complete Valley of the Kings (London, 1996).

‘Thutmes IV | Theban Mapping Project’, <https://thebanmappingproject.com/tombs/kv-43-thutmes-iv> accessed 8.27.2022.

‘Thutmosis IV — KV43’, <https://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/thoutmosis4/e_thoutmosis4_01.htm> accessed 8.27.2022.

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167: Horemheb, Reviving Deir el-Medina Aug 23, 2022

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Back in the village. In regnal year 7, Horemheb's officials turn up in western Thebes (Waset). They began reorganising the village of the tomb-builders, Set-Ma'at "The Place of Truth." Doing so, the King's government created a lasting legacy in the town we call Deir el-Medina.

Episode details:

Date: c.1325 BCE.
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Intro music: Keith Zizza.
Outro music: Ancient Lyric.
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Select Bibliography:

M. B. Bruyère, ‘Fouilles de Deir el Medineh (1923—1924)’, Fouilles de L’Institut Francais d’Archéologie Orientale du Caire (1925).

J. Černý, A Community of Workmen at Thebes in the Ramesside period (Cairo, 1973).

B. G. Davies, Who’s Who at Deir el-Medina: A Prosopographic Study of the Royal Workmen’s Community (Leiden, 1999).

B. G. Davies, Life Within the Five Walls: A Handbook to Deir el-Medina (Wallasey, 2018).

Y. M. El Shazly, ‘Royal Ancestor Worship in Deir el-Medina During the New Kingdom’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2008).

B. J. J. Haring, ‘Workmen’s Marks and the Early History of the Theban Royal Necropolis’, in J. Toivari-Viitala et al. (eds), Deir el-Medina Studies: Helsinki, June 24 – 26, 2009, Proceedings (Helsinki, 2014), 87—100.

J. R. Harris, ‘How Long was the Reign of Horemheb?’, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 54 (1968), 95—99.

M. Müller, ‘Deir el-Medina in the Dark – The Amarna Period in the History of the Village’, in J. Toivari-Viitala et al. (eds), Deir el-Medina Studies: Helsinki, June 24 – 26, 2009, Proceedings (Helsinki, 2014), 154—167.

M. S. i Sanjaume, ‘La Tomba de Sennedjem a Deir el-Medina TT1’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, University de Barcelona (2013).

E. Uphill, ‘Some Matters Relating to the Growth and Walls of Deir el-Medina’, in Jac. J. Janssen et al. (eds), Deir el-Medina in the Third Millenium AD: A Tribute to Jac. J. Janssen, Egyptologische uitgaven XIV (Leiden, 2000), 325–9.

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