Mini Episode: Hathor Festivities
The religious year (3/12) The third month was called "Hathor" ("Athyr"). It was a time for renewing fertility and creative energies in the natural world. Festivals to the male god of…
Episode 73: The Three Princesses
Thutmose III (Part 7): Diplomacy & the Egyptian Empire. 1460 - 1455 BCE. After the brilliant campaign of regnal year 33, Thutmose enjoyed a period of peace and plenty. Foreign…
Mini Episode: Opet Festivities
The Religious Year (2/12). In the month of Pa-Opet ("Phaophi") the Egyptians continued their long re-enactment of the myth of Osiris. They also celebrated a huge festival in honour of…
Episode 72: The Home Front (Letters to Ahmose)
Thutmose III (Part 6): Personal Correspondence in Thebes. 148 - 1460 BCE. Letters are a rare and exciting find in Egyptian archaeology. Imagine our good fortune to possess an entire corpus…
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News From the Field 2
February 2017. There have been some exciting discoveries in the recent archaeological season! We find out what they were. BibliographyAhram.org - 'Monumental' Building Complex Discovered at QantirLuxor Times Magazine -…
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Episode 71: Thirty-Two and Thirty
Thutmose III (Part 5): The Sed-Festivals 1465 BCE. In regnal year 30, Thutmose celebrated his first jubilee. The King needed to renew his powers and re-enact his coronation. For this…
Mini Episode: The Egyptian New Year
The Egyptian Religious Year (Part 1/12) The Egyptian New Year began in the month called "Tekh." It heralded a month of important rituals: festivals of the Nile Flood (Hapi); festivals…
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Mini Episode: The First Pharaohs
In this (quick) episode, I look at the word "Pharaoh." What it means, where it comes from, and why I hardly use it in the podcast (until now)...
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Mini Episode: Inauguration Day
In a shameless tie-in with recent events, we take a look at how an Egyptian king was selected, and then crowned. The process could be more complicated than you might…
Episode 70: The Napoleon of Egypt
Thutmose III (Part 1): The Battle of Megiddo. 1462 BCE. In regnal year 33, Thutmose demonstrated why we call him "the Napoleon of Egypt." He led a daring and audacious…
