178: From Nile to Niagara, The Mummy of Ramesses I

Ramesses I (Part 2): Family, Regime, Remains. In 1304 BCE, Ramesses I rules Egypt. The new royal family is an interesting group, and we have a surprisingly detailed idea of Ramesses' son Suty (Sety). Then, we consider the legacy of Ramesses, which has some remarkably international elements... Details and sources: Date: c. 1304 - 1303 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music: Luke Chaos and Keith Zizza. Sources: Kenneth Kitchen's Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press. Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press. Select Bibliography: P. J. Brand, The Monuments of Seti I: Epigraphic, Historical and Art Historical Analysis (Leiden, 2000). A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, Cairo, 2017). A. Dodson, Sethy I King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife (Cairo, 2019). A. Dodson and S. Ikram, The Mummy in Ancient Egypt (London, 1998). D. C. Forbes, The Royal Mummies Caches (TT320 & KV35) (Tombs. Treasures. Mummies. Seven Great Discoveries of Egyptian Archaeology I; 2015th edn, Weaverville, 2015). D. C. Forbes, Complete Catalogue of the Royal Mummies Plus 7 Addenda (Tombs. Treasures. Mummies. Seven Great Discoveries of Egyptian Archaeology V; Sebastopol, 2016). F. Janot, The Royal Mummies: Immortality in Ancient Egypt (Vercelli, 2008). A. Piankoff, ‘La tombe de Ramsès Ier’, Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale 56 (1957), 189–200. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices