169: Royal Tomb: Maverick
Improvise, Adapt, Overcome.In the Valley of the Kings, Horemheb commissioned a magnificent tomb. Artistically innovative, it has one foot in the past and one in the future. This tomb introduced…
168: Return to the Tomb
Securing the halls.In the 8th year of Horemheb's reign, a royal official named Maya visited a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. He was there to inspect the burial…
167: Reviving Deir el-Medina
A new beginning?In regnal year 7, Horemheb's officials turn up in western Thebes (Waset). They began reorganising the village of the tomb-builders, Set-Ma'at "The Place of Truth." Doing so, the…
166: Restoration III, Re-Restoring
Horemheb vs Ay, Tutankhamun, and others.Everyone talks about Horemheb "erasing" Akhenaten. But the King demolished monuments of several rulers and erased the names of others. What does it all mean?Date:…
165: Praise Ra and Pass the Talatat
Ups and Downs.Horemheb vs Akhenaten. To build his magnificent pylons at Karnak, Horemheb dismantled other monuments. Within the masonry of these pylons, archaeologists found nearly fifty thousand blocks from temples…
164b: Renovation Station
Horemheb at Karnak (Part 2). Horemheb’s builders raised great monuments at Karnak Temple. They also renovated and moved older structures, to accommodate their work. Add to that some novel chapels…
164: You Must Construct Additional Pylons
Horemheb at Karnak (Part 1).Before his ascent, Horemheb had managed building projects for Tutankhamun. Now, as pharaoh, Horemheb went all out. He invested in one of the largest building sprees…
Interlude: Dark Times, A Karnak Story
Ups and Downs.Karnak had experienced a tumultuous time, in the three decades preceding Horemheb's reign...Date: c.1362 - 1330 BCE.Music interludes: Keith Zizza, Ancient Lyric, and Hathor Systrum.Banner image by Olaf…
163: Nefertiti’s Sister(?)
Mysterious Royals.Queen Mutnodjmet is a curious case. There is speculation that she may be the lost sister of Nefertiti. This hypothesis has kicked around for over 100 years. Why can’t…
162: The Chosen One
Revisionist history in the age of pharaohs.King Horemheb (“Horus in Celebration”) came to power in unusual circumstances. To justify his rule, the new pharaoh set about “retelling” his origins. In…
