Episode 81: The Book of the Dead
The Architect Kha and his Book of Going Forth by Day In the days of Amunhotep II (c.1420 BCE), a royal architect named Kha commissioned a funerary text for his…
Mini Episode: Festivities of Heat
The Religious Year (6 + 7 / 12): Great and Small Heat The sixth and seventh months of the year were called Great and Small Heat, respectively. They were a…
Episode 80: Servant of Great Gods
Amunhotep II (Part 4): Worshiping the SphinxBefore he became King, Amunhotep II made a promise to revitalize worship at the Giza necropolis. Once Pharaoh, he fulfilled that promise in spectacular…
Episode 79: Let My People Go
Amunhotep II (Part 3): the Origins of the Exodus.1435 BCE was a landmark year. Leading two campaigns, in regnal years seven and nine, Amunhotep II institutes a new policy of…
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Syrian Tales (A Charity Series)
ANNOUNCEMENT: the History of Egypt Podcast presents "Syrian Tales," a 3-part miniseries recounting stories from Bronze Age Syria (c.2400 to 1500 BCE). These episodes are available only by donation (here),…
Episode 78: The Duties of the Vizier
Amunhotep II (Part 2): The Pharaoh's Servant. The Vizier Rekh-mi-Re was a powerful and influential man. Serving Thutmose III, and then Amunhotep II, Rekhmire was the mayor of Thebes, and…
Mini Episode: Banquet Festivities
The Month of Cats and Snakes (The Religious Year 5/12). The fifth month, Ta-Abet ("the banquet offering") was a month for worshiping snakes and cats above all. In particular, the…
Episode 77: Lean and Swift
Amunhotep II (Part 1): The Early Years 1460 - 1455 BCE. After the brilliant campaign of regnal year 33, Thutmose enjoyed a period of peace and plenty. Foreign powers began…
Episode 76: 54 Years of Splendour
Thutmose III (Part 10): The End of Days. 1450 to 1441 BCE. Thutmose enjoyed the last nine years of his rule with a spate of activity. He commanded a final expedition;…
Mini Episode: Khoiak Festivities
The Religious Year (4/12). 1460 - 1455 BCE. After the brilliant campaign of regnal year 33, Thutmose enjoyed a period of peace and plenty. Foreign powers began to seek relations…
