What was the Amarna period?
The Amarna period occurred during the Egyptian New Kingdom's 18th dynasty and is when Akhenaten (r. 1372–1355 bce) assumed complete solo power following the death of his father, Amenhotep III. It is f...
26 Elo 20225min
Pharaoh Amenhotep I – King, God, Oracle
Amenhotep I was the second Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty and had a solid military family background. He was never destined for the throne because he did have two older brothers Ahmose-Sipair and Ahmose-...
11 Elo 20225min
Getting the Cut – Circumcision In Ancient Egypt
In the Middle East, Jews, Colchians, Ethiopians, Phoenicians, and Syrians were all used to getting "the cut," or circumcised. This is still the case today. It was also common in Ancient Egypt. We know...
11 Elo 20225min
Queen Hetepheres The Queen Mother
The story of Pharaoh Khufu’s mother
29 Huhti 20224min
An Ancient Egyptian And Their Wig
In Ancient Egypt, you were not entirely "dressed" until your wig was on. Wigs were worn by both genders and were an essential element for ancient Egyptians, especially for those in the upper echelons ...
7 Helmi 20224min
Atum
Atum "self-begotten," "Atum: "who created the Nine Gods today we are talking about Atum and how he was the first of creation and the creator of all creation. This episode is also available as a blog p...
4 Helmi 20223min
When and how did Egyptian stop being the dominant language of Egypt?
For thousands of years, hieroglyphs was the written system that the Ancient Egyptians used to express their feelings, emotion, love, and hatred. They use them to declare war and to make peace, and the...
3 Helmi 20226min
Death In Ancient Egypt
In this podcast we are talking about death. You cannot talk about ancient Egypt and not talk about. Death. Ancient Egyptians enjoyed life so much that they wanted it to continue. Life was precious to ...
1 Helmi 20226min
