The History of Egypt Podcast15 Huhti 2013

10: Userkaf & the Sun Temples

New Dynasty, New Me. Around 2490 BCE, a new lineage held royal power. Khentykaus I and her son, Userkaf, had established a new household. Now, the next generations of rulers had some interesting innovations in religion and monuments... Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net. Website at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Select Bibliography: Bárta, M., Nuzzolo, M., & Krejčí, J. (2021). The rise and development of the solar cult and architecture in ancient Egypt. Nuzzolo, M. (2018). The Fifth Dynasty sun temples: Kingship, architecture and religion in third millennium BC Egypt. Nuzzolo, M. (2021). Abu Ghurab. In M. Bárta & V. Brůna (Eds.), The pyramid fields of ancient Egypt: A satellite atlas (pp. 60--69). Nuzzolo, M. (2024). A new seal-impression of king Shepseskara and the Fifth Dynasty chronology. Egypt and the Levant, 34, 393--418. https://doi.org/10.1553/AEundL34s393 Verner, M. (2013). Temple of the World: Sanctuaries, Cults, and Mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Verner, M. (2014). Sons of the Sun: Rise and Decline of the Fifth Dynasty. Verner, M. (2017). Abusir: The necropolis of the sons of the sun. https://doi.org/10.5743/cairo/9789774167904.001.0001 Verner, M. (2020). The Pyramids: The Archaeology and History of Egypt’s Iconic Monuments (2nd ed.). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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219: Abu Simbel, Ramesses' Great Temple

Holy mountain. Around 1286 BCE, builders started work at Abu Simbel. Sacred to a local form of Horus, this sandstone mountain would become one of the most famous monuments in the Nile Valley. It was c...

17 Loka 202545min

218: Give Me Back My Donkey! and Other Tales

Daily Life in Ramessid Egypt (Part 1). Starting around 1300 BCE, the (surviving) corpus of written documents from Egypt begins to increase dramatically. It's not clear why, but papyrus and ostraca are...

10 Loka 202529min

217: The Art of Kadesh

Our final part of the Kadesh story is Ramesses' art. Wall carvings, on major temples, present the pharaohs' summary of Kadesh and the conflict. They include many fun details, including enemy combatant...

3 Loka 20251h 14min

Ancient Historical Fiction with Dr. Colleen Darnell

My guest today is Dr. Colleen Darnell, who will speak to us about New Kingdom literature (featuring rulers like Ramesses, Thutmose III, Seqenenra, and more). It’s a fun discussion, ranging from the ca...

26 Syys 20251h 1min

Kadesh, the 80's Rock Musical

Heavy Metal Hittites. This is a preview of my "rock musical" version of Kadesh. Full version available at patreon.com/c/egyptpodcast. Song produced by Hermanubis (aka Luke Chaos https://chaosmusick....

19 Syys 20253min

216: How Ramesses Described Kadesh

The war of the words. Following his strategic defeat at Kadesh, Ramesses set about putting his version of the story into wide circulation. Today, art and texts of this conflict survive at the temples ...

12 Syys 202536min

Kadesh: What Was It Good For? with Prof. Peter Brand

Why is the Battle of Kadesh so famous, compared to other ancient conflicts? What can we take away from Ramesses' account in terms of "truth" vs "rhetoric." And what did it all up to, really? Prof. Pet...

5 Syys 20251h 35min

215: Ramesses II Battlefield Surgery

Who won? In the aftermath of battle, Ramesses and Muwattalli withdrew from Kadesh. We discuss the short- and long-term fallout and consider the "score card" for the respective armies. Then, we spend t...

29 Elo 202546min