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Blog: A Virtual Exhibit
Objects come to life! Check out Birmingham Museum's new virtual exhibit! OBJECTS COME TO LIFE is a new exploration, online, of some cool pieces from the museum's treasure troves. See it…
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An Egyptian Horror Story
Happy Halloween!We explore some ghostly visitations; one man's attempt to gain the help of a long-dead spirit; some scoundrels scared straight by their encounters with the divine, and the Egyptian…
Episode 66: An Awkward Transition
Hatshepsut (Part VII): The End of Days 1473 BCE. After a long life, and an accomplished reign, Maat-ka-Re Hatshepsut died in regnal year 22. We thank some of those who made…
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Episode 65c: Little King Thutmose
Interlude: The Youth of Thutmose III 1495 - 1475 BCE. Thutmose III spent his youth in training: training for rituals and prayers, for governance and learning, and for military arts and…
Episode 65b: Two Texts of Hatshepsut
Interlude: Hatshepsut's Writings. A short break from the narrative history, as we dive deep into the texts of Hatshepsut's Punt Expedition, and the historical narrative from her temple in Middle…
Episode 65: Hatshepsut of Millions of Years
Hatshepsut (Part V): Monuments and the Jubilee. 1485-1477. In regnal years 10-17, Hatshepsut directed a flurry of building work. Monuments were going up all over Egypt, requiring the work of…
Episode 64: Beloved Uncle
Hatshepsut (Part IV): The Queen's Ally From 1495 to 1485 BCE, a young noble-man found his career accelerating in tandem with his queen. This was the legendary Senenmut, who became one of…
Episode 63: Hatshepsut’s Excellent Adventure
Hatshepsut (Part III): The Punt Expedition In 1488-1487 BCE, Egypt's reigning Queen-King Maat-ka-Re Hatshepsut launches her most famous project. Returning to the glory days of previous kings, she funds an expedition south,…
Episode 62b: The Divine Birth of Hatshepsut
In a short interlude, we recount the tale of Amun creating Hatshepsut, as told in her temples. Translation by James Henry Breasted (1906), including short descriptions of scenes.
Episode 62: Holy of Holies
Regnal Year 7 of Thutmose III & Maat-ka-Re Hatshepsut (1488 BCE) In 1488 BCE Hatshepsut makes some of her most daring moves. She takes the throne, becoming the second of Egypt's currently…
