142: Wars in the North
Egypt on the offensive.King Tutankhamun's government had to deal with major threats in the north. Instability and regional warfare had spread through Syria and Canaan. To tackle these, pharaoh despatched…
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News: The Pharaohs’ Parade
Splendour and Ceremony. On April 3rd, 2021, Egypt hosted a magnificent celebration. Royal mummies, including Kings and Queens, departed their old home and made for a new one. In future,…
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Mini: Meryneith, First Servant of Aten
A complicated career.In the reigns of Akhenaten and Tut'ankhamun, one of Egypt's top religious officials was Mery-Neith ("Beloved of Neith"). This man served in the temples, first as a Steward,…
141: The Restoration of Amun
I'm bringing ma'at back. One of Tutankhamun's famous projects is the Restoration, a country-wide program of repairs and gifts for major temples. After the excesses of Akhenaten, the boy king…
140: Tut-ankh-Amun
You know his name.Early in his reign, the young pharaoh Tut-ankh-Aten changed his name to Tut-ankh-Amun. Why did he do this? What did it mean? And how much control did…
139: King Tutankhaten
A famous reign.Following the death of Nefer-neferu-aten, a new ruler came to the throne. Tut-ankh-Aten was young, perhaps nine years old. He inherited power at a tumultuous point in history...Date…
Posted in1346 - 1343 BCE: Nefer-neferu-Aten (18th Dynasty, Part 8) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)
Interview: Mummies! with Prof. Ann Rosalie David
Medicine, Magic, and Mummies. Ann Rosalie David is a world-renowned researcher in ancient Egyptian burials, mummification, and funerary practices. Her works are engaging, informative, and accessible, bringing the past to…
Posted in1346 - 1343 BCE: Nefer-neferu-Aten (18th Dynasty, Part 8) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)
138: Lost Women of Amarna
Powerful but vanished. Following the death of Akhenaten, several prominent women disappear from history. Meritaten, the King’s Eldest Daughter; Kiya, one of his wives; and two mysterious daughters, the “Tasherits”…
Mini Episode: The Brutal Death of Seqenenre Ta’a
Crime Scene Invetigation.Around 1600 BCE the King of Southern Egypt, Seqen-en-re Ta’a died. His end was violent and bloody. The king was a victim of (anonymous) foes, who tied him…
Posted in1346 - 1343 BCE: Nefer-neferu-Aten (18th Dynasty, Part 8) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)
137b: The Tomb of Nefertiti
A Hidden Monument?In recent years, the public has thrilled to reports that hidden chambers, in the tomb of Tutankhamun, might contain the burial of Nefertiti. But the question of Nefertiti's…
