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....
23 Sep 201330min
18: The Guards Themselves (The Assassination of an Egyptian King)
Assassins! Around 2355 BCE, King Teti died. Legend tells us that the king was murdered by members of his own family. If this is true, it is the first time in Egyptian history that we hear about royal ...
9 Sep 201327min
17: The Sixth Dynasty - An Age of Wisdom?
The Sixth Dynasty, and its wisdom. Around 2380 BCE, King Teti inaugurated the Sixth Dynasty of Egyptian rulers. Teti married into the royal family and began a new (male) bloodline. This period was cre...
19 Aug 201329min
Beer and Economics in Ancient Egypt with Prof. Leslie Anne Warden
Beer, Bread and Pharaoh's Power. Recorded 2019. My guest today is Prof. Leslie Anne Warden, Associate Professor of art history and archaeology at Roanoke College in Virginia, USA. An insightful schola...
12 Aug 201353min
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts (A Complete Reading)
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 20133h 52min
16: A Cannibal Hymn (The Fifth Dynasty Ends)
Djedkare and Unas (c.2400-2350 BCE). The Fifth Dynasty ends. The Cannibal Hymn: Spoken reconstruction by Orlando Mezzabotta on YouTube. The Pyramid Texts of Unas in English translation and hieroglyp...
5 Aug 201335min
15: Djedkare, 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
The reign of King Niuserre 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 artistic and written ...
8 Jul 201332min
