Amenemhat IV: Dynasty 12 Nears Its End
The nine-year reign of Maacheru-Re Amenemhat IV are unremarkable, but Egypt is entering into a fascinating period of international visibility. Foreigners from Canaan are moving into the country in larger and larger numbers, and will eventually cause enormous disruptions in the political world. We explore th
The small size of this monument may reflect the strain being placed on the Egyptian economy, a system not particularly similar to our own. We investigate.
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According to the Oldest stories podcast the code of Hammurabi isn’t the first in Mesopotamia (and the world obviously). I sadly do not remember who’s was the first as it was at the beginning of the show and I listened to it some time ago so I highly recommend listening it for yourself as it is a great podcast.