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94: The Pools of Horus

94: The Pools of Horus

The History of Egypt Podcast

March 19, 201830m 45s

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Show Notes

Amunhotep III (Part 5): Exploring the Southlands. In late 1397 BCE, King Amunhotep III took a band of warriors deep into Nubia (Sudan). They traversed deserts, explored hidden pools, and came to mysterious lands. It was a trip into strange new places...


Select bibliography:

  • The Sudan Antiquities Service French Archaeological Unit website
  • The Sudan Archaeological Research Society website
  • Charles Bonnet, “Upper Nubia from 3000 to 1000 BC,” in W.V. Davies (editor), Egypt and Africa: Nubia from Prehistory to Islam, 1991.
  • P.L. Shinnie, “Trade Routes of the Ancient Sudan 3,000 BC – AD 350,” in W.V. Davies (editor), Egypt and Africa: Nubia from Prehistory to Islam, 1991.
  • Arielle P. Kozloff, Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh, 2012.
  • Stuart Tyson Smith, Wretched Kush: Ethnic Identities and Boundaries in Egypt’s Nubian Empire, 2003.
  • Lazlo Török, Between Two Worlds: The Frontier Region between Ancient Nubia and Egypt 3700 BC – 500 AD, 2008.

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