Interview: Sety I, Builder Warrior Father

With Peter Brand

Karnak, Abydos, foreign wars, and prince Ramesses. In this interview, Prof. Peter Brand joins us once again to explore the life, reign, and legacy of Sety I. We also explore the rise of prince Ramesses (later King Ramesses II), who becomes increasingly prominent in the later years of his father’s rule.

Links and more info:

• Peter Brand at Memphis University.
• National Geographic documentary “Egypt: Quest for Eternity,” on YouTube.
• Peter Brand articles and books on Academia.edu.
• Peter Brand, The Monuments of Sety I (2000), free pdf version at Academia.
• Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh (2023) available now via Lockwood Press. Free preview at Academia.
• Peter Brand (with Rosa Ferleg and William Murnane), The Great Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Amun at Karnak, volumes II and III (2018) free pdf versions via Chicago University. Volume I (by Harold Hays and William Murnane) also available via Chicago University.
• Music interludes and outro: Keith Zizza.
• Sistrum interludes: Tahya / Hathor Systrum.
• Texts: Kenneth Kitchen’s Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press.
• Texts: Full texts of the temple, including transliteration and translation: Rosalie David, Temple Ritual at Abydos (2018) at Egypt Exploration Society.

Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press.

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