Osiris Festivals (Khoiak)
The Religious Year (Part 4): Hathor and Osiris. In the fourth month of the year, the Egyptians celebrated the end of the Nile flood (Akhet). With grand ceremonies to Hathor, Osiris and the god Sokar,...
29 Apr 201720min
75: Thutmose Triumphant
Thutmose III (Part 9): Home and Propaganda. From 1455-1450 BCE, Thutmose spent much of his time involved in domestic affairs. Unfortunately, this involved some very harsh policies towards his immediat...
24 Apr 20171h 13min
74: Thutmose III, War Stories
Thutmose III (Part 8): The Final Campaigns. After 20+ years of near-annual campaigning, Thutmose III finally came to the end of his military career. We explore the last ten years of this process in on...
3 Apr 201750min
Hathor Festivals
The religious year (Part 3): Worshipping Hathor. The month of Hathor saw a concentrated effort on renewing fertility energies in the natural world. Festivals to the male god of sexual energy, and the...
31 Mars 201712min
73: Three Brides for One Pharaoh
Thutmose III (Part 7): Diplomatic Marriage. After the brilliant campaign of year 33, Thutmose enjoys a period of peace and plenty. Foreign powers seek accommodation with the Egyptians, and this manif...
13 Mars 201746min
Opet Festivals
The Religious Year (Part 2): Worshipping Osiris. In the month of Pa-Opet ("Phaophi") the Egyptians continued their long re-enactment of the myth of Osiris. They also celebrated a huge festival in hon...
24 Feb 201718min
72: Letters to Ahmose
Busy Lives at Thebes. Personal correspondence is an exciting find for Egyptologists. It's even more wonderful when the letters come together to form a cohesive group, all related to one person. Come m...
20 Feb 201737min
71: Thirty-Two Years Old, Thirty Years of Rule
Thutmose III (Part 6): The Sed-Festival. Three years before the Mitanni Campaign (Episode 70), Thutmose celebrated his first jubilee. To do that, he needed a new monument, a few gods, and the ancient...
6 Feb 201727min
