We explore a non-royal funeral, the cult of the Apis Bull, and see how a prince of Egypt left some wonderful personal records, including those of his pet…

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Starting with Episode 99, I will release the narrative episodes free of all advertising. They'll still feature thank you shout-outs to those who support the show. Moving forward, I will release EVERY prior episode through a special Google Drive folder - this will take some time to edit down previous episodes and clean them up.

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Between 1380 and 1370 BCE, Egypt may have suffered an outbreak of disease. In this decade, at least four royal family members died, and the political situation was irrevocably changed. It wasn't all bad, though: around 1380, Queen Tiy went through the difficulties of childbirth and offered a new son to the lineage...

Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com

Images and Bibliography at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com

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In regnal year 30, Amunhotep III celebrated the first of his sed-festivals. This was a spectacular event, with a number of rituals and performances celebrating the King's reign, and renewing his authority on earth. Some of these rites were truly arcane, hearkening back to the very earliest days of the Egyptian kingdom.In this special episode, we explore the festival from beginning to end as it is recorded in the tomb of Kheruef, a royal official who witnessed the celebration...

Episode divided into four chapters:

• Chapter One at 03:28
• Chapter Two at 20:44
• Chapter Three at 33:20
• Chapter Four at 52:20
• Epilogue at 1:06:14

Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com

Music by Jeffrey Goodman www.jeffreygoodmanmusic.com/

Music by Derek and Brandon Feichter https://dbfiechter.bandcamp.com/ 

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