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56c: A Royal Funeral

56c: A Royal Funeral

Ahmose I (Part 3): How To Bury a King.

The History of Egypt Podcast

December 21, 201523m 12s

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Show Notes

How to Bury a King. Around 1530 BCE, King Ahmose I died. With his death and burial, the Second Intermediate Period ended and the New Kingdom began. We explore the funeral of a truly great monarch...


Select Bibliography:

  • Emily Teeter. Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt. 2011.
  • Steven Snape. Ancient Egyptian Tombs: the Culture of Life and Death. 2011. Google Books.
  • Aidan Dodson. “The Burials of Ahmose I” in Studies in Honor of Kent R. Weeks. 2010.
  • Edward F. Wente. “Who Was Who Among the Royal Mummies.” 1995. Read for Free Here. Follow-up discussion by the same author here.
  • University College London website – The Opening of the Mouth.

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