Sety I (Part 6).
Mesha, Menfat, Pedjet, Pecherer. By 1300 BCE, Egyptians had developed a sophisticated, well-organised military system. Distinct branches and types of troops (infantry, archers, auxiliaries, and more) marched and fought in identifiable units. Their weapons survive in the archaeological record, and ancient texts and art reveal their equipment, behaviour, and battlefield roles. Today, we introduce the soldiers who won Sety I’s wars…
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Episode Details:
- Date: c. 1300 BCE.
- Music intro and interludes: Bettina Joy de Guzman.
- Interludes: Luke Chaos.
- Music outro: Keith Zizza.
- Texts: Kenneth Kitchen’s Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press.
- Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press.
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Infantry in the Opet Festival of Tutankhamun (Epigraphic Survey).
Infantry in the Deir el-Bahari temple of King Hatshepsut (Dominic Perry).
Pedjet archers of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu (Epigraphic Survey).
Pecherer runners from the temple of Horemheb at Gebel Silsila (Lepsius).
Weapons and armour depicted in the tomb of Qen-Amun / Kenamun, TT93 (MMA).
A khopesh sword from the reign of Ramesses II (Louvre, via Wikimedia).
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