New Kingdom, Part 4 (160 – 200)

New Kingdom vs the World This week we have an interview with an excellent scholar, Dr. Uroš Matić. Dr. Matić is a member of the Austrian Archaeological Institute, and takes…

The Mother is Sweet, Born of Ra In the second half of Horemheb’s reign, Egypt’s Queen died in childbirth. Subsequently, pharaoh chose one of his servants, Paramessu (Ramesses) as a…

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome. In the Valley of the Kings, Horemheb commissioned a magnificent tomb. Artistically innovative, it has one foot in the past and one in the future. This tomb…

Securing the halls. In the 8th year of Horemheb's reign, a royal official named Maya visited a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. He was there to inspect the…

A new beginning? In regnal year 7, Horemheb's officials turn up in western Thebes (Waset). They began reorganising the village of the tomb-builders, Set-Ma'at "The Place of Truth." Doing so,…

Horemheb vs Ay, Tutankhamun, and others. Everyone talks about Horemheb "erasing" Akhenaten. But the King demolished monuments of several rulers and erased the names of others. What does it all…

Ups and Downs. Horemheb vs Akhenaten. To build his magnificent pylons at Karnak, Horemheb dismantled other monuments. Within the masonry of these pylons, archaeologists found nearly fifty thousand blocks from…

Horemheb at Karnak (Part 2). Horemheb’s builders raised great monuments at Karnak Temple. They also renovated and moved older structures, to accommodate their work. Add to that some novel chapels…

Horemheb at Karnak (Part 1).Before his ascent, Horemheb had managed building projects for Tutankhamun. Now, as pharaoh, Horemheb went all out. He invested in one of the largest building sprees…

Ups and Downs. Karnak had experienced a tumultuous time, in the three decades preceding Horemheb's reign... Date: c.1362 - 1330 BCE. Music interludes: Keith Zizza, Ancient Lyric, and Hathor Systrum.…