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1292 BCE - 1226 BCE: Ramesses II New Kingdom, Part 5 (206 - 250)

207: Ramesses II The Shadow of Two Fathers

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1292 BCE - 1226 BCE: Ramesses II New Kingdom, Part 5 (206 - 250)

206: Ramesses II User-Ma’at-Ra

A long reign begins.In the annals of Egyptian history there is no one quite like Ramesses II. He is arguably the most famous, or infamous, of Egypt’s pharaohs. His reign…

1303 – 1292 BCE: Sety I (19th Dynasty, Part 3) New Kingdom, Part 4 (160 – 200)

205: The Finest Tomb

Sety’s royal burial.Valley of the Kings tomb 17 (KV17) came to light in October 1817. Discovered by a team of Egyptian workers, employed by Giovanni Belzoni, the tomb is the…

1303 – 1292 BCE: Sety I (19th Dynasty, Part 3) New Kingdom, Part 4 (160 – 200)

204: Sety’s Last Journey

The death of Sety I c.1292 BCE.After a reign of approximately eleven years, the Horus Men-Ma’at-Ra (Sety I) passed to the west. He died in reasonably good health, and studies…

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1303 – 1292 BCE: Sety I (19th Dynasty, Part 3) 1495 – 1475 BCE: Hatshepsut (Dynasty 18, Part 2) New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89) New Kingdom, Part 4 (160 – 200)

The Lost Tomb of Thutmose II FOUND

With Dr. Chris Naunton.The discovery came in late 2022. As the team were probing sites near other, previously discovered tombs, an excavator named Ashraf Omar located the entrance to the…

1303 – 1292 BCE: Sety I (19th Dynasty, Part 3) New Kingdom, Part 4 (160 – 200)

203: Rise of a Vizier

Paser, the Tjaty. One day, around 1295 BCE (give or take), the nobles of Waset (modern Luxor) gathered for a ceremony. It was a celebration in honour of a man.…

1303 – 1292 BCE: Sety I (19th Dynasty, Part 3) New Kingdom, Part 4 (160 – 200)

202: A Valley of the Queens

The womb of Hathor.Around 1295 BCE (regnal year 10 of Sety I), royal artisans were hard at work in the hills west of Waset. The vast necropolis (known as Set-Ma’at,…

1303 – 1292 BCE: Sety I (19th Dynasty, Part 3) New Kingdom, Part 4 (160 – 200)

201: When Hathor Destroyed the World

Book of the Sky Cow.In the waning years of the 18th Dynasty (the reign of Tut’ankhamun) royal artisans began decorating tombs and funerary equipment with a new text. Sometimes known…

1303 – 1292 BCE: Sety I (19th Dynasty, Part 3) New Kingdom, Part 4 (160 – 200)

Dendera: The House of Hat-Hor with José M. Barrera

Interview. Hathor is one of the greatest, most enduring, and most celebrated of ancient Egyptian deities. A patron of motherhood, physical pleasures, music, and joy, the great “lady of the…