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Pyramids of Nyuserre Ini and Neferirkare
Posted in2500 – 2350 BCE: The Fifth Dynasty

Episode 12: I Make the Soul Beautiful

Neferirkare and Khentykaus IIThe reign of Sahure draws to a close, and soon the throne passes to his mature son Neferirkare Kakai ("I make beautiful the soul of Re"). The great wife…
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Ships of Sahure (5th Dynasty), perhaps similar to those used by Weni.
Posted in2500 – 2350 BCE: The Fifth Dynasty

Episode 11: Off To Punt We Go

Off to punt we goUserkaf passes the throne to his son, Sahure ("One Who is Close to Re"). For the first time in recorded history, a royal fleet is dispatched from Egypt's…
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Episode 10: A Temple to the Sun
Posted in2500 – 2350 BCE: The Fifth Dynasty

Episode 10: A Temple to the Sun

The Fifth Dynasty AscendsShepseskaf ends the Fourth Dynasty, and his brother Userkaf begins a new one. How do we define the end of one “period” and the beginning of another? In this case,…
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Episode 9: She Is Foremost
Posted in2700 – 2500 BCE: The Third and Fourth Dynasties

Episode 9: She Is Foremost

Powerful Women of the Fourth DynastyAround 2500 BCE, the Fourth Dynasty is ending. Menakaure (ep. 8) passes without heir, and the throne is unstable. So, a royal woman steps into the…
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An alabaster head of Menkaure, discovered in his Valley Temple at Giza
Posted in2700 – 2500 BCE: The Third and Fourth Dynasties

Episode 8: That Which I Own

Menkaure and the Third Giza Pyramid.The furious work at Giza continues, as Khafre's son Menkaure takes the throne. Opting for a smaller - but more exquisitely constructed - monument, the new…
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Khafre
Posted in2700 – 2500 BCE: The Third and Fourth Dynasties

Episode 7: He Appears Like Re

Khafre and the Second Giza Pyramid.Around 2565 BCE, the great Khufu passes into legend; now the throne comes to a new generation. His son Djed-ef-Re takes power (for a short…
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Posted in2700 – 2500 BCE: The Third and Fourth Dynasties General Topics Mini Episodes

Mini Episode: Tales of Wonder

In a short break from the narrative, we explore three tales set in the reigns of Sneferu and Khufu (4th Dynasty, c.2480 BCE). Listen on     BibliographyNicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt,…
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Episode 6: The Ram-God Protects Him
Posted in2700 – 2500 BCE: The Third and Fourth Dynasties

Episode 6: The Ram-God Protects Him

Khufu and the Great PyramidBy 2590 BCE, the Fourth Dynasty is in full swing. Sneferu's son, Khnum-Khufu now comes to power; like his father, he decides to surpass his predecessor…
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Episode 5: He Who Makes Beautiful Things
Posted in2700 – 2500 BCE: The Third and Fourth Dynasties

Episode 5: He Who Makes Beautiful Things

The Great King SneferuBy 2620 BCE a new ruler controlled the thrones of Egypt. Neb-maat Sneferu, first ruler of the Fourth Dynasty, was an ambitious and successful monarch. In his…
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Posted in2700 – 2500 BCE: The Third and Fourth Dynasties

Episode 4: The Sacred Ones

The Life and Immortality of Netjerykhet DjoserAround 2680 BCE, King Netjerykhet Djoser came to the throne, and Egypt would change forever. Over the next thirty years, an enormous monument would…
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