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Dominic Perry

Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of pharaonic Egypt "in their own words." Using archaeology, ancient texts, and up-to-date scholarship, we uncover the world of the Nile Valley and its people. Hosted on the Airwave Media Network.

The History of Egypt Podcast

Amunhotep III (Part 7): Everything Bigger Than Everything Else.

For 2000+ years, the Colossi of Memnon have dazzled visitors to Thebes. What are the statues doing there? In this episode, we explore the lost Mortuary Temple of Amunhotep III, in particular the immense statues which are his enduring legacy. From the work of Egyptian builders to the heroes of Greek myth, the Colossi of Memnon have a unique and unusual story...

Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.

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Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com

Harp Music by Michael Levy www.ancientlyre.com

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Select Bibliography:

Dieter Arnold, The Monuments of Egypt, 2009.

Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.

Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume II: The New Kingdom, 2006.

Hourig Sourouzian et al., “Conservation work at the temple of Amenhotep III at Thebes, by The Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project,” 2016 (Online).

Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt, 2000.

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96: The Colossi of Memnon

Three Poems of Love from 18th Dynasty Egypt.

Around 1400 BCE, scribes and composers put together delightful works exploring themes of love, longing, lust and courtship. They told tales from both male and female perspectives, describing the emotions and sensations of their desires and affections. In this mini episode, we explore three short poems.

Translations by John L. Foster, Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology (Amazon)

Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.

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Mini Episode: All Is Full of Love (The Embrace)

Amunhotep III (Part 8): Hunting, Wedding, Building.

From 1392 to 1390 BCE, Amunhotep III experienced an interesting few years. He hunted his 100th lion, and welcomed a new bride to his court. The princess Gilu-khepa came from Mitanni, for a diplomatic marriage to the king. Then, Amunhotep commissioned an artificial lake, built for the glory of his main wife, Tiy. Interesting times, all round...

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Select Bibliography:

Daphna Ben-Tor, “Egyptian-Canaanite Relations in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages as Reflected by Scarabs,” Egypt, Canaan and Israel:History, Imperialism, Ideology and Literature, 2011.

C. Blankenberg-van Delden, The Large Commemorative Scarabs of Amenhotep III, 1969.

Peter A. Clayton, “Some More ‘Fierce Lions’, and a ‘Marriage’ Scarab: The Large Commemorative Scarabs of Amenophis III,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1996.

David O’Connor & Eric Cline, Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign, 1997.

Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.

Orly Goldwasser, “A ‘Kirgipa’ Commemorative Scarab of Amenhotep III from Beit-Shean,” Ägypten und Levante / Egypt and the Levant, 2002.

Arielle P. Kozloff, Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh, 2012.

Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume II: The New Kingdom, 2006.

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97: What Does The Scarab Say?

Livestream recording. The village of Deir el-Medina 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 this livestream recording, I set the scene for the village and introduce you to some of its inhabitants. We explore houses and families, and a couple of intact tombs that shed light on the inhabitants…
Video version available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/livestream-deir-117598390.
Deir el-Medina Village

Museo Egizio excavation photos: https://archiviofotografico.museoegizio.it/en/archive/theban-region/deir-el-medina/excavations-at-the-village-temple-and-chapels/?photo=C00949

Kairo info4u: https://www.flickr.com/photos/manna4u/albums/72157615031342678/

Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Deir_el-Medina

TT1 Sennedjem and Family

Kairoinfo4u: https://www.flickr.com/photos/manna4u/albums/72157645191206615/

Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search?q=sennedjem&geolocation=Thebes&sortBy=AccessionNumber&showOnly=withImage

TT8 Tomb of Kha & Merit

Museo Egizio excavation photos: https://archiviofotografico.museoegizio.it/en/archive/theban-region/deir-el-medina/tt8-tomb-and-chapel-of-kha-and-merit/?photo=C02053

Museo Egizio objects collection https://collezioni.museoegizio.it/en-GB/search/?action=s&provenance=Deir%20el-Medina%20%2f%20tomb%20of%20Kha%20(TT8)

The History of Egypt Podcast:

Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.

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Intro music by Ihab.

Music and interludes by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net.

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198b: The Tomb Builders in the Age of Sety I

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 in modern Sudan, locals were resisting Egypt’s monarch. Sety gathered an army of infantry and chariots and set off to war. The story is told by Egyptians participating in the event, and by monuments erected to commemorate it…

See the temple of Beit el-Wali at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Temple_of_Beit_el-Wali

Music by Bettina Joy de Guzman www.bettinajoydeguzman.com.

Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.

Music and interludes by Luke Chaos www.chaosmusick.com.

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199: The Winter War

New Year, New Home. My wife and I are moving to the UK in February 2025. How will this improve / affect the podcast? Details inside.
Next livestream: “How to Make Your Own Tomb,” based on the artists’ tombs at Deir el-Medina. Held on YouTube live: https://youtube.com/live/500MMqMUlH8. 
Date and time zone conversion:
Auckland: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 at 9:00 a.m. NZDT
Sydney: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 at 7:00 a.m. AEDT
Cairo: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 at 10:00 p.m. EET
Berlin: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 at 9:00 p.m. CET
London: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 at 8:00 p.m. GMT
New York: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 at 3:00 p.m. EST
Chicago: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 at 2:00 p.m. CST
Los Angeles: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 at 12:00 Noon PST
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New Year, New Home (Moving Countries)

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 folk like Sennedjem pay for the construction and furnishing?
Video version available at Patreon, with extended artistic discussion.
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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Intro music by Bettina Joy de Guzman www.bettinajoydeguzman.com. 
Music and interludes by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net.
Music and interludes by Luke Chaos www.chaosmusick.com.
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200: How to Make Your Own Tomb

Hathor's temple at Dendera is one of the best in Egypt. Constructed in the late 1st Millennium BCE (but with roots stretching back to the Old Kingdom), Hathor’s house preserves amazing art, hieroglyphs, and secrets. It is a temple that today’s guest, José M. Barrera, devoted a great deal of energy to documenting. The result is a wonderful study of Hathor’s celestial realm…

See José's amazing photography of Dendera's ceiling and learn more about his book Dendera: The Temple of Time (2024) at his website: https://josemariabarrera.com/dendera/

See the video version of this interview at https://youtu.be/7xjUzTcRMH0

Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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Music and interludes by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net.
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Dendera: Temple of Time with José M. Barrera

The 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 as “The Destruction of Mankind,” the book tells of a distant age, when Ra ruled on earth. But as the sun-god aged, a group of humans perceived his weakness, and plotted rebellion. Faced with an uprising, Ra marshalled his supporters and sent forth an enforcer. The goddess Hat-Hor (and her alter ego Sakhmet) began to wreak havoc upon the lowly, wayward humans…

The Book of the Sky Cow:

Part I and Part II, and the Shrines of Tutankhamun, available in Piankoff, The Shrines of Tut-Ankh-Amon. Available at Internet Archive Open Access. 

Part I and Part II available in Simpson, The Literature of Ancient Egypt, pages 289—298. Available at Internet Archive Open Access.

Part I (the Rebellion) available in Lichtheim Ancient Egyptian Literature Volume II: The New Kingdom. Available at Academia.edu.

The History of Egypt Podcast:
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast.
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Music and interludes by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net.
Music and interludes by Luke Chaos www.chaosmusick.com.
Music and interludes by Luke Chaos www.chaosmusick.com.
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201: When Hathor Destroyed the World (The Book of the Sky Cow)

Understanding the deities requires us to move beyond inherited preconceptions and prejudices. Fortunately, there are many gods worthy of the effort. From the deified Sphinx Horemakhet, to the meme-lord Medjed, to the deified lover-boy Antinous, the pantheon is rich in variety and personalities. It is a subject that today’s guest, Dr. Tamara L. Siuda, has devoted a great deal of time. Her new book, The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities (2024) is a comprehensive guide to many of these figures…

Dr. Tamara Siuda’s website: https://tamarasiuda.com/ 

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A Memory of Gods with Dr. Tamara Siuda

A Father Begs His Son to Return Home.

Late in the New Kingdom (c.1250 BCE), an Egyptian father wrote a letter to his son. The son had gone to sea, sailing on a ship; he had not sent any word of his wellbeing. Worried, the father writes a letter, begging his son to return home.

The letter is possibly based off real events, for it involves people who were genuine figures in their community. The father, Menna, and the son Pay-Iry were inhabitants of the village of Deir el-Medina (Set-Ma'at, the Place of Truth). They lived around 1250 BCE, approximately, and this may be a record of their real relationship.

Translations by John L. Foster, Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology (Amazon)

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Mini Episode: The Lost Son (A Lament)

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