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 successor. This choice arguably established the 19th royal Dynasty. Why did Horemheb do this?
- Intro music: Keith Zizza.
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- Additional research by Elissa Day.
- See Geoffrey Martin discussing the discovery of Horemheb’s Saqqara tomb at the Associated Press (1975).
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