19: The Beloved of Re, Pepy

19: The Beloved of Re, Pepy

Pepy and Weni the Elder (Part 1). Around 2355 BCE, King Pepy I came to power. The new king had trouble establishing his authority, and he had to deal with the effects of his predecessor Teti's murder. Along the way, Pepy even had to deal with a conspiracy against himself... Date c. 2550 - 2540 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Naguib Kanawati, Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palace, 2011. Nigel Strudwick, Texts from the Pyramid Age, 2005 (Google Books). William Kelly Simpson (editor), The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Come visit the Great Pyramid! Tour to Egypt 2027 January Announcement

Come visit the Great Pyramid! Tour to Egypt 2027 January Announcement

It’s time, once again, to think about visiting Egypt. I just returned from a tour in March, taking a group through the Nile Valley, and we had a great time. Egypt is quite safe, and the sites are read...

24 Apr 9min

232: Real Housewives of Per-Ramesses with Prof. Peter Brand

232: Real Housewives of Per-Ramesses with Prof. Peter Brand

Hybrid episode (narrative & interivew). The Hittite Queen, Maat-Hor-Neferura, may have been surprised to find she wasn't the only King's Great Wife. In fact, Ramesses had already turned to other women...

20 Apr 1h 25min

231: The Hittite Queen of Egypt

231: The Hittite Queen of Egypt

Married before first sight. In regnal year 34 (1259 BCE) Ramesses welcomed a princess of Hatti. Sent by her father Hattusili and mother Puduhepa, the (anonymous) princess came to Egypt and took up the...

13 Apr 45min

Introducing Voices of Ancient Egypt with Dr. Melinda Nelson-Hurst

Introducing Voices of Ancient Egypt with Dr. Melinda Nelson-Hurst

New Egyptology podcast! Voices of Ancient Egypt is "the podcast for people who don’t just want to learn about ancient Egypt, but want to understand it at a deeper, more meaningful level. With a blend ...

10 Apr 26min

The Grand Egyptian Museum is Open... Now What?

The Grand Egyptian Museum is Open... Now What?

In this mini episode, I explain the history and significance of the new complex (why does Egypt need a billion-dollar museum?) and discuss what will happen to Cairo's other major institutions. We als...

30 Mar 17min

Khaemwaset Forever with Dr. Campbell Price

Khaemwaset Forever with Dr. Campbell Price

Campbell Price is Curator of Egypt & Sudan at Manchester Museum. Enthusiasts will know him from the books Ancient Egypt in 50 Discoveries and Golden Mummies of Egypt. Interpreting Identities from the ...

23 Mar 57min

Introducing Lost Roman Heroes (Feed Swap)

Introducing Lost Roman Heroes (Feed Swap)

This week we’re sharing a special episode from Lost Roman Heroes, recently named a “must-listen history podcast” by Amazon Music and named one of the "Best Ancient History Podcasts" in Find that Pod! ...

20 Mar 1h 7min

230: Khaemwaset & the Book of Thoth

230: Khaemwaset & the Book of Thoth

The prince Kha-em-Waset (lived c.1260 BCE) was a learned man, and an accomplished priest. Centuries after his death, storytellers remembered the prince as a sage and magician. They told tales of his a...

16 Mar 35min

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