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161: Pharaoh Horemheb

161: Pharaoh Horemheb

<p>The Coronation of King Hor-em-heb. A few months after he took power, Egypt's new pharaoh Horemheb ("Horus in Celebration") celebrated his rule. It was a magnificent party... </p><br><p>Episode details:</p><ul><li>Date: c.1330 BCE.</li><li>Logo: Horemheb's royal names, from his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/557793" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MMA</a>.</li><li>Music interludes by Luke Chaos <a href="https://twitter.com/luke_chaos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/luke_chaos</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The History of Egypt Podcast

May 31, 202231m 36s

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The Coronation of King Hor-em-heb. A few months after he took power, Egypt's new pharaoh Horemheb ("Horus in Celebration") celebrated his rule. It was a magnificent party... 


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Select Bibliography:

  • K. M. Bryson, ‘The Reign of Horemheb: History, Historiography, and the Dawn of the Ramesside Era’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2018).
  • Gardiner, ‘The Coronation of King Ḥaremḥab’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39 (1953), 13–31.
  • W. J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt (Atlanta, 1995).

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