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Mini Episode: Meryneith, First Servant of Aten

Mini: Meryneith, First Servant of Aten

A complicated career. In the reigns of Akhenaten and Tut'ankhamun, one of Egypt's top religious officials was Mery-Neith ("Beloved of Neith"). This man served in the temples, first as a…

1343–1334 BCE: Tut-ankh-Amun (18th Dynasty, Part 9) New Kingdom, Part 3 (139 – 159)

141: The Restoration of Amun

I'm bringing ma'at back. One of Tutankhamun's famous projects is the Restoration, a country-wide program of repairs and gifts for major temples. After the excesses of Akhenaten, the boy king…

1343–1334 BCE: Tut-ankh-Amun (18th Dynasty, Part 9) New Kingdom, Part 3 (139 – 159)

140: Tut-ankh-Amun

You know his name. Early in his reign, the young pharaoh Tut-ankh-Aten changed his name to Tut-ankh-Amun. Why did he do this? What did it mean? And how much control…

1343–1334 BCE: Tut-ankh-Amun (18th Dynasty, Part 9) New Kingdom, Part 3 (139 – 159)

139: King Tutankhaten

A famous reign.Following the death of Nefer-neferu-aten, a new ruler came to the throne. Tut-ankh-Aten was young, perhaps nine years old. He inherited power at a tumultuous point in history...Date…

1346 - 1343 BCE: Nefer-neferu-Aten (18th Dynasty, Part 8) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

Interview: Mummies! with Prof. Ann Rosalie David

Medicine, Magic, and Mummies. Ann Rosalie David is a world-renowned researcher in ancient Egyptian burials, mummification, and funerary practices. Her works are engaging, informative, and accessible, bringing the past to…

1346 - 1343 BCE: Nefer-neferu-Aten (18th Dynasty, Part 8) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

138: Lost Women of Amarna

Powerful but vanished. Following the death of Akhenaten, several prominent women disappear from history. Meritaten, the King’s Eldest Daughter; Kiya, one of his wives; and two mysterious daughters, the “Tasherits”…

1650 – 1550 BCE: The Second Intermediate Period New Kingdom Part 1 (Episode 52-89)

Mini Episode: The Brutal Death of Seqenenre Ta’a

Crime Scene Invetigation.Around 1600 BCE the King of Southern Egypt, Seqen-en-re Ta’a died. His end was violent and bloody. The king was a victim of (anonymous) foes, who tied him…

1346 - 1343 BCE: Nefer-neferu-Aten (18th Dynasty, Part 8) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

137b: The Tomb of Nefertiti

A Hidden Monument?In recent years, the public has thrilled to reports that hidden chambers, in the tomb of Tutankhamun, might contain the burial of Nefertiti. But the question of Nefertiti's…

1346 - 1343 BCE: Nefer-neferu-Aten (18th Dynasty, Part 8) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

137: The Death of Nefertiti

An Untimely End? By 1344 BCE, Nefer-neferu-Aten (Nefertiti) was in her mid-thirties. She did not have long to live. In her third regnal year, the King of Egypt died. Her…

1346 - 1343 BCE: Nefer-neferu-Aten (18th Dynasty, Part 8) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

136: Nefer-neferu-Aten

A Short but Significant Reign. Following the death of Akhenaten, a new ruler came to power: Ankh(et)-kheperu-Ra Nefer-neferu-Aten. This was, probably, the Queen of Egypt Nefertiti. Having risen in power,…