Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of ancient Egypt, “in their own words.” Using texts, art, and archaeology, we uncover the world of the Nile Valley and its people. Website www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com Email egyptpodcast@gmail.com. Hosted on the Airwave Media Network.
Ta-Wer howled. Around 2000 BCE, the southern kingdom was rising quickly. But the north was not out of the fight. Not by a long shot…
Episode chapters
- Prologue – A Royal Inspection (00:30).
- The Fall of Tjeni / Thinis (07:25).
- The Long Reign of Intef II (11:58).
- Intef’s Dogs (20:58).
- Khety Merykara (34:03).
- Making Ta-Wer Howl (47:25).
- Conclusion (01:06:37).
- Epilogue – Intef’s Hymns for Ra and Hathor (01:08:30).
Dendera excavations: Moeller and Marouard, The Development of Two Early Urban Centres – Edfu and Dendara (2018).
The History of Egypt Podcast:
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- Music and interludes by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net.
- Music and interludes by Luke Chaos www.chaosmusick.com.
- Logo image: The “Dog Stela” of Intef II, from his tomb at El-Tarif (Mariette 1858).
Select Bibliography:
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- A. Dodson and D. Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt (London, 2004).
- C. Langer, ‘The Political Realism of the Egyptian Elite: A Comparison Between The Teaching for Merikare and Niccolò Machiavelli’s Il Principe’, Journal of Egyptian History 8 (2015), 49–79.
- R. J. Leprohon, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Wilson, 2013).
- M. Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms (Los Angeles, 1973).
- M. Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Autobiographies Chiefly of the Middle Kingdom: A Study and an Anthology (Freiburg, 1988).
- J. Malek, ‘King Merykare and his Pyramid’, in C. Berger et al. (eds), Hommages à Jean Leclant, 4, 4 vols (Cairo, 1994), 203–214.
- G. Maspero, ‘On the Name of An Egyptian Dog’, Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology V (1877), 127–128.
- R. B. Parkinson, The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems (1940—1640 BC) (Oxford, 1997).
- R. B. Parkinson, Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt: A Dark Side to Perfection (London, 2002).
- D. Polz, Die Sogenannte Hundestele des Königs Wah-Anch Intef aus el-Târif: Eine Forschungsgeschichte (Wiesbaden, 2019).
- D. Polz, ‘Dra’ Abu el-Naga, Ägypten: ein angeblicher Fund aus Dra’ Abu el-Naga. Die sog. Hundestele des Königs Wah-Anch Intef. Eine Forschungsgeschichte’, e-Forschungsberichte des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts 2020 (2020), 12–16.
- S. Quirke, Egyptian Literature 1800 BC: Questions and Readings (London, 2004).
- D. B. Spanel, ‘The Herakleopolitan Tombs of Kheti I, Jt(.j)jb(.j), and Kheti II at Asyut’, Orientalia 58 (1989), 301–314.
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Discover ancient Egypt, in their own words. This podcast uses ancient texts and archaeology to uncover the lost world of the Nile Valley. A tale of pharaohs, pyramids, gods, and people. The show is written by a trained Egyptologist and uses detailed, up-to-date research. We dive deep into the ancient society, to uncover their fascinating tales. Part of the Airwave Media Network.