I’m bringing ma’at back.
One of Tutankhamun’s famous projects is the Restoration, a country-wide program of repairs and gifts for major temples. After the excesses of Akhenaten, the boy king and his government invested massive amounts of resources. Their goal? Renew the temples, replenish the priesthood, and curry favour with both the gods and the elites of Egyptian society…- Date c. 1343 BCE.
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- The Epigraphic Survey, Reliefs and Inscriptions at Luxor Temple – Volume II: The Facade, Portals, Upper Register Scenes, Columns, Marginalia, and Statuary in the Colonnade Hall (Chicago, 1998).
Among all the interesting and informative podcasts – now, this one was a very special to me. So enriching to learn about the singers and dancers assigned to the temple. This allows us to conclude that the cultural life within a temple must have been quite rich. The same holds for the palace. Since IF Tutenkhamon had singers and dancers to give away, this means he himself had them at his palace. There must have been a succession of artists passing their art from one generation to the other.
Very very interesting. It helps one to restore the life in ancient Egypt from another perspective. We all are aquainted with the inscriptions and paitings, even paintings depicting dancing girls. This podcast provided the listener with precious information about the musicians, their social dependence and places they were related to.
This makes it a very special podcast to me.
Thank you very very much,
Ivonna