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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,…

1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138) Podcast Admin

Summary: Akhenaten (Phase 3)

The Final Years and Events. The last years of Akhenaten's reign (12 to 17) are a litany of difficulties and losses. The King's household suffered challenges, and he responded with…

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News: BIG Discovery in Saqqara

January 16th, 2021.The Ministry of Antiquities has announced a major discovery in the necropolis of Saqqara. A funerary temple, dating to the Old Kingdom (Dynasty 6) has come to light.…

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