Divine Young Cannibals: The Pyramid Texts of Unas (Part 3)
We leave the Duat and enter the horizon. On the walls of the antechamber, Unas’ Pyramid Texts describe the king’s entry to the sky. The ruler establishes and affirms his power. And, in a famous passag...
8 Aug 20131h
Buffet of the Gods: The Pyramid Texts of Unas (Part 2)
We travel deeper into the stars. Unas’ Pyramid Texts, on the walls of his burial chamber, lay out protections against serpents and dangers. They also introduce offerings, to sustain the King’s soul an...
7 Aug 201354min
Death is Only the Beginning: The Pyramid Texts of Unas (Part 1)
Unas in the sky with deities. Around 2320 BCE, King Unas did something interesting. His pyramid, at Saqqraa, is the first (surviving) monument to feature the Pyramid Texts. These elaborate hieroglyph ...
6 Aug 201344min
16: A Cannibal Hymn (The Pyramid Texts of Unas, Short Version)
The Pyramid Texts appear. Around 2410 BCE, a new trend began in royal pyramid building. King Unas initiated something unusual when he introduced hieroglyph texts to the burial chamber of his pyramid. ...
5 Aug 201335min
Ancient Technology with Dr. Martin Odler
Interview recorded 2021. Dr. Martin Odler is a researcher at the Czech Institute of Egyptology, at Charles University in Prague. He studies the tools and objects that Egyptians used to build their fam...
29 Jul 201346min
15: The Enduring Ka
Dynasty 6 and new ideas. Around 2440 BCE, a new king came to power. King Djed-ka-Re ("The Spirit of Re Endures") was an effective ruler, who reformed the government and left a rich artistic and writte...
22 Jul 201329min
14: The Joy of Re's Heart
An Uphill Battle. The reign of King Ny-user-Re was not a bed of lotuses. After a rocky start, the young ruler worked to make his household and kingdom prosperous. We see this trend in a flowering of a...
8 Jul 201332min
13: The Hairdressers Cometh
I Got You, Fam. After a series of short reigns, King Ny-User-Re came to power and brought some much-needed stability. In his long reign, Niuserre strengthened the power of his government and household...
24 Jun 201338min
