170: Horemheb and Ramesses
The Mother is Sweet, Born of the Sun. In the second half of Horemheb’s reign, Egypt’s Queen died in childbirth. Subsequently, pharaoh chose one of his servants, Paramessu (Ramesses) as a successor. Th...
20 Sep 202244min
169: Horemheb - Royal Tomb: Maverick
In the Valley of the Kings, Horemheb commissioned a magnificent tomb. Artistically innovative, it has one foot in the past and one in the future. This tomb introduced a new style of decoration, develo...
6 Sep 202244min
168: Horemheb - Security in the Valley of the Kings
Securing the halls. In the 8th year of Horemheb's reign, a royal official named Maya visited a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. He was there to inspect the burial of Thutmose IV, to ensure its securit...
30 Aug 202226min
167: Horemheb, Reviving Deir el-Medina
Back in the village. In regnal year 7, Horemheb's officials turn up in western Thebes (Waset). They began reorganising the village of the tomb-builders, Set-Ma'at "The Place of Truth." Doing so, the K...
23 Aug 202228min
Egyptology News: Carter's Thefts? and Tutankhamun's Amulet
On August 13th, 2022, The Guardian (UK) ran a headline "Howard Carter stole Tutankhamun’s treasure, new evidence suggests." What's going on, exactly? We dive into the new information and its context. ...
16 Aug 202211min
166: Horemheb's Restoration (and Usurpation)
Horemheb vs Ay, Tutankhamun, and others. Everyone talks about Horemheb "erasing" Akhenaten. But the King demolished monuments of several rulers, and erased the names of others. What does it all mean? ...
2 Aug 202246min
165: Horemheb vs Akhenaten (Praise Ra and Pass the Talatat)
To build his magnificent pylons at Karnak, Horemheb dismantled other monuments. Within the masonry of these pylons, archaeologists found nearly fifty thousand blocks from temples of Akhenaten... Ep...
26 Juli 202236min
164b: Karnak, Renovation Station
Horemheb at Karnak (Part 2). There are secrets beneath the sand of Karnak. Horemheb's architects significantly changed the temple's landscape. In some cases, they even relocated older buildings, disma...
12 Juli 202221min
