84b: Into the Tomb

Amunhotep II (Part 7): Remarkable Discoveries in a Royal Tomb.

Around 1440 BCE, Egyptians were carving the burial monument of Amunhotep II in the Valley of the Kings. In 1898 CE, a group of excavators were uncovering the edifice once more. In a dual narrative, we explore the design, construction and discovery of a most remarkable tomb...

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Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com

Additional Music by Michael Levy www.ancientlyre.com

Select Bibliography:

Erik Hornung, The Valley of the Kings, 1990.

Erik Hornung, The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife, 1999.

C.N. Reeves, Richard Wilkinson, The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996.

Peter der Manuelian, Studies in the Reign of Amenophis II, 1989.

Elliot Smith, The Royal Mummies, 1912.

Online Resources:

Theban Mapping Project – Tomb of Amunhotep II

Narmer.pl – The Royal Cache

Egypt, Land of Eternity – The Royal Cache

Theban Royal Mummy Project – The Mummies of Dynasty 18

Egyptian Monuments – Tomb of Amunhotep II

Saint Louis University – The KV35 Cache

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Release date

Lydbog: 16. oktober 2017