205: The Finest Tomb
Sety’s royal burial.Valley of the Kings tomb 17 (KV17) came to light in October 1817. Discovered by a team of Egyptian workers, employed by Giovanni Belzoni, the tomb is the…
204: Sety’s Last Journey
The death of Sety I c.1292 BCE.After a reign of approximately eleven years, the Horus Men-Ma’at-Ra (Sety I) passed to the west. He died in reasonably good health, and studies…
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The Lost Tomb of Thutmose II FOUND
With Dr. Chris Naunton.The discovery came in late 2022. As the team were probing sites near other, previously discovered tombs, an excavator named Ashraf Omar located the entrance to the…
203: Rise of a Vizier
Paser, the Tjaty. One day, around 1295 BCE (give or take), the nobles of Waset (modern Luxor) gathered for a ceremony. It was a celebration in honour of a man.…
202: A Valley of the Queens
The womb of Hathor.Around 1295 BCE (regnal year 10 of Sety I), royal artisans were hard at work in the hills west of Waset. The vast necropolis (known as Set-Ma’at,…
201: When Hathor Destroyed the World
Book of the Sky Cow.In the waning years of the 18th Dynasty (the reign of Tut’ankhamun) royal artisans began decorating tombs and funerary equipment with a new text. Sometimes known…
Dendera: The House of Hat-Hor with José M. Barrera
Interview. Hathor is one of the greatest, most enduring, and most celebrated of ancient Egyptian deities. A patron of motherhood, physical pleasures, music, and joy, the great “lady of the…
200: How to Make Your Own Tomb
Livestream recording. The tombs of Deir el-Medina are some of the most vibrant and beautiful in Waset (Thebes). How did they build them, which artists decorated them, and how did…
199: The Winter War
Sety’s final campaign. In winter of year 8 (approx. December 1296 BCE), the King of Egypt Sety I received news: rebellion in the south. In a land called Irem, now…
198b: Deir el-Medina in the Age of Sety I
Livestream recording. The village of the tomb-builders first arose in the 18th Dynasty (c.1550—1310 BCE), but the historical records really multiply in the 19th and 20th Dynasties (c.1310—1070 BCE). In…
