The History of Egypt Podcast - Dominic Perry

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Egyptology News: Carter's Thefts? and Tutankhamun's Amulet Aug 16, 2022

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On August 13th, 2022, The Guardian (UK) ran a headline "Howard Carter stole Tutankhamun’s treasure, new evidence suggests." What's going on, exactly? We dive into the new information and its context. Read the Guardian article here.

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166: Horemheb's Restoration (and Usurpation) Aug 02, 2022

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Horemheb vs Ay, Tutankhamun, and others. Everyone talks about Horemheb "erasing" Akhenaten. But the King demolished monuments of several rulers, and erased the names of others. What does it all mean?

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Date: c. 1327 BCE.
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Music intro: Luke Chaos.
Music interludes: Luke Chaos.
Music outro: Keith Zizza.

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 (2006).

P. Brand, ‘Secondary Restorations in the Post-Amarna Period’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 36 (1999), 113–34.

L. Cotelle-Michel, ‘Présentation préliminaire des blocs de la Chapelle de Sésostris Ier découverte dans le IXe Pylône de Karnak’, Cahiers de Karnak XI.

A. Dodson, Amarna Sunrise: Egypt From Golden Age to Age of Heresy (2014).

A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, 2017).

C. Manassa Darnell, ‘Transition 18th—19th Dynasty’, UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (2015).

W. J. Murnane, ‘Tutankhamun on the Eighth Pylon at Karnak’, Varia Aegyptiaca I (1985), 59—68.

R. Saad, ‘Fragments d’un monument de Toutânkhamon retrouvés dans le IXe pylône de Karnak’, Cahiers de Karnak V (1975), 93—109.

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).

C. Traunecker, ‘Rapport préliminaire sur la chapelle de Sésostris Ier découverte dans le IXe pylône’, Cahiers de Karnak VII (1982), 121—126.

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Appeal: Dakhleh Oasis Project (feat. Seth) Jul 29, 2022

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Seth needs you! In Egypt's western desert, the Dakhleh Oasis Project has been doing wonderful work. Unfortunately, recent events have disrupted access and archaeological work. In this brief appeal, we explain why the project is worthwhile, and why it needs your help...

Details:

The Dakhleh Oasis Project website.
Fundraiser (gogetfunding.com).
Logo: Seth, in falcon-headed form, from a temple in Dakhleh (Image: Olaf Kaper and Colin Hope, in Rich and Great, 2016).
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165: Horemheb vs Akhenaten (Praise Ra and Pass the Talatat) Jul 26, 2022

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To build his magnificent pylons at Karnak, Horemheb dismantled other monuments. Within the masonry of these pylons, archaeologists found nearly fifty thousand blocks from temples of Akhenaten...

Episode details:

Date: c.1300 BCE.
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Intro music: Keith Zizza.
Interlude music: Luke Chaos.
Outro music: Bettina Joy de Guzman.
Logo image: author unknown.

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 (2006).
P. Brand, ‘Secondary Restorations in the Post-Amarna Period’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 36 (1999), 113–34.
L. Cotelle-Michel, ‘Présentation préliminaire des blocs de la Chapelle de Sésostris Ier découverte dans le IXe Pylône de Karnak’, Cahiers de Karnak XI.
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/.
A. Dodson, Amarna Sunrise: Egypt From Golden Age to Age of Heresy (2014).
A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, 2017).
J. Gohary, ‘Final Report “Talatat Project”’, The Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Project (2012).
M. Jordan et al., La porte d’Horemheb au Xe pylône de Karnak (2015).
C. Manassa Darnell, ‘Transition 18th—19th Dynasty’, UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (2015).
W. J. Murnane, ‘Tutankhamun on the Eighth Pylon at Karnak’, Varia Aegyptiaca I (1985), 59—68.
D. Redford, ‘Akhenaten: New Theories and Old Facts’, Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research 369 (2013), 9.
D. B. Redford, Akhenaten: The Heretic King (1984).
D. B. Redford, ‘Studies on Akhenaten at Thebes. I. A Report on the Work of the Akhenaten Temple Project of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 10 (1973), 77–94.
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).

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164b: Karnak, Renovation Station Jul 12, 2022

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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.
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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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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164: You Must Construct Additional Pylons - Horemheb at Karnak Jul 04, 2022

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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.
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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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.

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

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The Darkest Days of Karnak Temple Jun 30, 2022

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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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163: Did Horemheb Marry Nefertiti's Sister? Jun 21, 2022

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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.

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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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162: Horemheb, The Chosen One Jun 14, 2022

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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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161: Pharaoh Horemheb May 31, 2022

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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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