In New Kingdom Egypt (c.1500 – 1150 BCE), the rulers and people of the Nile Valley communicated extensively with their eastern neighbours. Trade and diplomacy were far more common than outright conflict. And the Egyptian pharaohs were highly regarded in distant courts. These contacts survive in the archaeological record: detailed texts recording interactions; shipwrecks carrying cargo from the Egyptian court; and even tombs recording the high status of foreigners serving the pharaoh himself.
Compilation of previously released material.
Logo image: A wooden statue head from the tomb of Aper-el / Abdiel. Saqqara, Imhotep Museum, photo by Dominic Perry 2024.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
159: End of an Era
158b: Ay, jr.
158: What Ay Did
157b: Warlords
157: The Road to Kadesh
156: Oh, Ay Just Can't Wait to be King
155: The Queen's Gambit
154: Daḫamunzu (tA-Ḥmt-nswt)
153f: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 6, Final)
153e: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 5)
153d: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 4)
153c: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 3)
153b: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 2)
153a: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 1)
152: An Unexpected Burial
Review: Tut (2015)
Interview: Tutankhamun's World (with Prof. Nozomu Kawai)
151: The Death of Tutankhamun
150: Teenage Hunting Fighting Pharaoh
149: The King's Men
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Best Song Podcast
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
The Rest Is History
The Martyr Made Podcast