02: Horus Takes Flight
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Show Notes
Egypt's earliest monarchs are a curious bunch. Powerful figures like Aha and Merneith left their mark on this "First Dynasty," with lavish tombs and extensive records. Egyptians led campaigns and trading expeditions to foreign lands. Along the way, they achieved a form of immortality...
- Time period: circa 3000-2900 BCE
- Kings: Aha, Djer, Wadjet, Mer-Neith, Den.
- Notable sites: Abdju (Abydos), Nekhen (Hierakonpolis), Saqqara (necropolis of Memphis).
- Gods: Horus, Neith
- Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.
- The History of Egypt Podcast website www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
- Support the show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast.com.
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Select Bibliography:
- Erik Hornung, Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: the One and the Many, 1996 (Amazon).
- John Romer, A History of Egypt: from the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, 2013 (Amazon).
- Toby Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, 2001 (Amazon).
- David Wengrow, The Archaeology of Early Egypt, 2006 (Amazon).
- Robert Wenke, The Ancient Egyptian State, 2009 (Amazon).
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