The History of Egypt Podcast - Dominic Perry

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47: Senuseret III & The Heqanakht Papyri May 04, 2015

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Senuseret III (Part 5). Family matters. Around 1845 BCE, the Heka-nakht Papyri tell us of daily life and business in Middle Kingdom Egypt. Also, King Senuseret III reaches the end of his reign. His successor, Amenemhat, strikes up an uncommon balance of power, with his daughter Neferu-Ptah...

Date: c. 1845 BCE.
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Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006.

Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010.

Josef Wegner, “A Group of Miniature Royal Sarcophagi from South Abydos,” in Millions of Jubilees: Studies in Honor of David P. Silverman, 2010 (Read online free at Academia.edu).

UCL Website – Amenemhat III.

SLU Website – Amenemhat III.

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46: Senuseret III, Crushing Our Enemies Apr 06, 2015

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Kha-kau-re Senuseret III (Part 4): Decimations. Around 1864 BCE, King Senuseret III launched a new campaign into Nubia. Along the way, he built new fortresses and took many captives. Meanwhile, Egyptians begin practising a rather novel way of destroying their enemies...

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Lazlo Török, Between Two Worlds: The Frontier Region between Ancient Nubia and Egypt 3700 BC – AD 500, 2009.

Lyla Pinch Brock, Zahi Hawass, Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century: Archaeology, 2003 (Google Books).

Derek Welsby, “Hidden Treasures of Lake Nubia,” Sudan & Nubiavolume 8 (2004).

Carola Vogel, The Fortifications of Ancient Egypt 3000-1780 BCE, 2010 (Google Books).

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45: The Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts (Book of Two Ways) Mar 23, 2015

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Kha-kau-re Senuseret III (Part 3): The Coffin Texts. Around 1867 BCE, the nobles were taking a greater share in the economy than ever before. This "flowering" of elite culture produced some wonderful works: ornately decorated coffins, painted with spells, hymns, and even stories connected with the underworld of Osiris...

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W.K. Simpson (editor), The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2006. PDF Copy at Archive.org.

Leonard H. Lesko, “Some Observations on the Composition of the Book of Two Ways,” Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 91 (1971). JSTOR link.

Harold M. Hays, “The Mutability of Tradition: The Old Kingdom Heritage and Middle Kingdom Significance of Coffin Texts Spell 343,” Jaarbericht van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap “Ex Oriente Lux” Vol. 40 (2007). Read Online Free at Academia.edu.

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Egyptian Funerary Literature, website.

Osiris.net, The Tomb of Djehuty-hotep, website.

Margaret R. Buson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt – Revised Edition 2001. GoogleBooks Edition.

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44: The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor Mar 02, 2015

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A Story of the Sea. Sometime during the Twelfth Dynasty, a folk-tale was composed (or became popular) that would echo through the ages as one of Egypt’s most enduring tales...

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W.K. Simpson (editor), The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2006 (Archive.org).

Peter der Manuelian, “Interpreting the Shipwrecked Sailor,” in Festschrift für Emmer Brunner-Traut (1992). Free Online Copy.

John Baines, “Interpreting the Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology76 (1990). Online pdf.

Fordham University – The Shipwrecked Sailor, online article.

St. Andrews University – Hieroglyphic text, transliteration and translation.

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Mini Episode: Happy Valentines Feb 16, 2015

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Ancient Egyptian Love Songs.

Ancient Egyptian love songs are passionate (even erotic). This episode may not be suitable for children. But these poems are lively, full of excitement, and descriptive indeed...

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43: Dominion Over All Feb 09, 2015

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Society and Death. Around 1872 BCE, King Senuseret III (Kha-Kau-Re) was powerful and secure. The wealthy nobles of the kingdom began to respond to this power...

Date c. 1880 - 1870 BCE.
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Janet Richards, Society and Death in Ancient Egypt: Mortuary Landscapes of the Middle Kingdom, 2005 (Google Books Preview).

The History Blog, “Met Saves Treasures of Harageh from Auction Sale,” 2014 (Blog post). Original Auction.

A. Illin-Tomich, “A Twelfth Dynasty Stela Workshop Possibly from Saqqara,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology volume 97, 2011 (Academia.edu).

Reshafim.org: “The Ikher-nefret Stela,” and “The Loyalist Instruction of Sehetepibre” and “The Teaching of a Man for his Son.”

Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006.

W.K. Simpson (editor), The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2003.

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42: The Underworld of Senuseret III Jan 19, 2015

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Senuseret III (Part 1): A Secret Tomb. Around 1880 BCE, one of Egypt's most successful rulers took the throne. Sen-Useret III was a mighty and influential King, who would enjoy a lasting legacy of power, justice, and splendour...

Date c.1880 - 1860 BCE.
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Josef Wegner, “The Tomb of Senwosret III at Abydos: Considerations on the Origin and Development of the Royal Amduat-Tomb,” in Archaism and Innovation, 2009 (Free Download).

Josef Wegner and Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner, “Seat of Eternity” in Archaeology Magazine, July/August 2001 (JSTOR).

Vanessa E. Smith, “An Investigation of the Shena of Divine Offerings Adjacent to the Mortuary Temple of Senwosret III at Abydos, Egypt,” PhD. Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 2010.

Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006.

Penn Museum Website – Abydos.

Ancient Egypt Online – Senwosret III at Dahshur.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Website – Senwosret III’s Pyramid at Dahshur.

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41: Senuseret's Oasis Jan 05, 2015

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The Lake Pyramid. Around 1892 BCE, a new ruler came to power. His name was Senuseret II, and while he did not rule long, this king had a big impact on his dynasty...

Date c. 1890 BCE.
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Wolfram Grajetzki – The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006.

Nicolas Grimal – A History of Egypt, 1994.

Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton – The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010.

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40: Ancient Egyptian Festivals (Feasting, Laughing, Dancing) Dec 01, 2014

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Interlude: How the Egyptians Celebrated. From beer halls to temples to cemeteries, this episode explores Egyptian revelry. We focus on two major festivals: the raucous celebrations for Hathor, and the sombre re-enactment of the Osiris story...

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Music by Vangelis.

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John C. Darnell, “The Opet Festival.” UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology.

LA Times interview with Prof. Betsy M. Bryan, Johns Hopkins University.

E.F. Morris, “Sacred and Obscene Laughter in the Contendings of Horus and Seth,” in Egyptian Stories, 2007.

Plutarch, Isis and Osiris (1st Century CE).

The Ikher-nefret Stela (12th Dynasty).

Additional Music by Vangelis – Alexander(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

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39: The Wealth of Asia (Amenemhat II and the Treasure of al Tod) Nov 24, 2014

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Amenemhat II (Part 2): Fabulous Wealth. From 1927 – 1910 BCE, Nub-Kau-Re Amenemhat II launches expeditions to lands outside Egypt. Trade missions to and from the Levant bring wealth and exotic goods into Egypt. Treasures even come from southern Turkey and the Aegean Sea, finding their way into the temples being built or renovated by the king.

Nubkaure’s reign is remarkable for the archaeological finds of al-Tod that give testament to the foreign wealth entering the kingdom. This wealth goes to fund a number of building projects…

Date c. 1920 BCE.
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Wolfram Grajetzki – The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. 2006.

Nicolas Grimal – A History of Egypt. 1994.

Ezra S. Marcus – “Amenemhet II and the Sea: Maritime Aspects of the Mit Rahina (Memphis) Expedition.” Egypt and the Levant vol. 17 (2007) . Free Download (Academia.edu)

K.R. Maxwell-Hyslop – “A Note on the Anatolian Connections of the Tod Treasure” Anatolian Studies vol. 45 (1995) – Read Free Online (JSTOR)

Lawrence E. Stager – “Port Power in the Early and the Middle Bronze Age: The Organization of Maritime Trade and Hinterland Production.” Studies in the Archaeology of Israel and Neighboring Lands in Memory of Douglas L. Esse. 2001. Free Download (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago)

Metropolitan Museum News – the Colossal Statue of Amenemhat II.

Reshafim.org – the biography of Thoth-Hotep.

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