The History of Egypt Podcast22 Juli 2020

130: The Life and Death of Smenkhkare

A Short-Lived Ruler. In 1349 BCE, Egypt had two kings. But not for long. The young ruler, Smenkhkare, was destined to die early. In this episode, we explore the strange case of Akhenaten's co-king... Date c.1349 BCE Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Social media www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast and www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast. Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com Select Bibliography: Aldred, Cyril. Akhenaten: King of Egypt. 1988. Allen, James P. ‘Two Altered Inscriptions of the Late Amarna Period’. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 25 (1988): 117–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/40000874. Dodson, Aidan. Amarna Sunrise: Egypt From Golden Age to Age of Heresy. 2014. Dodson, Aidan. Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation. 2nd Edition, 2017. Dodson, Aidan. ‘Crown Prince Djhutmose and the Royal Sons of the Eighteenth Dynasty’. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 76 (1990): 87–96. https://doi.org/10.2307/3822009. Gabolde, Marc. D’Akhenaton à Toutânkhamon. 1998. Gabolde, Marc. ‘Under a Deep Blue Starry Sky’. In Causing His Name to Live: Studies in Egyptian Epigraphy and History in Memory of William J. Murnane, edited by Peter J. Brand and Louise Cooper, 2009. Murnane, William J. Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt. 1995. Redford, Donald B. Akhenaten: The Heretic King. 1984. Reeves, C. N. Akhenaten: Egypt’s False Prophet. 2001. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30: Smooth Sailing on the Red Sea

Montuhotep III: A short but successful reign. This new king only ruled a few years but he achieved some noteworthy things, including a return to Punt... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. ...

16 Juni 201422min

29: The War God

Montuhotep II (Part 3): Victorious Lords. King Montuhotep was secure in his power. He could now lead military campaigns in Wawat and Kush, the region historians call Nubia or Sudan. He also went east ...

19 Maj 201417min

28: The King in the North

Montuhotep II (Part 2): A King and His Court. Montu-Hotep II had established himself as King of Upper and Lower Egypt. But would he be able to keep his power, in the wake of challenges? Website: w...

5 Maj 201420min

27: Montuhotep II, A Walk in the Desert

Montuhotep II (Part 1): Mighty in Thebes. To celebrate his victory, the new ruler commissioned beautiful monuments, in the city of his ancestors... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Supp...

21 Apr 201420min

26e: Grave of the Unknown Soldiers - The First Intermediate Period (Epilogue)

A tomb revisited. In 1923 CE, excavations at Luxor revealed the graves of ancient Egyptian soldiers. They bore scars of battle on their bones and flesh; and their story may belong to one of several ma...

17 Apr 20141h 2min

26d: The Age of Montu - The First Intermediate Period (Part 7)

Newly researched and updated in 2024. These violent delights have violent ends. Between 1992 BCE and 1941 BCE, King Montu-Hotep (“Montu is Content”) ruled the southern kingdom. And he led efforts to e...

16 Apr 20142h 11min

26c: A Legacy in Flames - The First Intermediate Period (Part 6)

Newly researched and updated in 2024. Ta-Wer howled. Around 2000 BCE, the southern kingdom was rising quickly. But the north was not out of the fight. Not by a long shot… Episode chapters: Prolog...

15 Apr 20141h 15min

26b: Intef the Great, Part 2 - The First Intermediate Period (Part 5b)

Newly researched and updated in 2024. Intef the Great, Part 2. The war for Ta-Wer. The Thebans had seized the sacred city of Abdju (Abydos) in the district of Ta-Wer. The northern rulers, from the Hou...

14 Apr 201454min