Musegyptology

In the final part to Episode 3 on the geography of ancient Egypt and the Nile, learn about the city of Tell el-Amarna, what a typical village was like, ancient Egyptian food, markets, deadly Nile animals, Memphis and Saqqara, Giza and the pyramids, the Delta, the lost city of Per-Ramesses and Alexandria.Don't forget to listen to Episode 3 parts 1 and 2 first!Thanks for listening!@musegyptologywww.musegyptology.net

This is part 2 of Episode 3, on Geography and the Nile. In this episode we talk about the incredible monuments and natural geology of Thebes, including the temples of Luxor and Karnak, pharaohs' funerary temples and the Valley of the Kings as well as the village of Deir el-Medina, the Eastern Desert and the Wadi Hammamat desert route, Abydos and its focus on death, limestone, agriculture and the seasons, the Western desert and its oases, and the Faiyum.Don't forget to listen to Episode 3 part 1 first, and part 3 nextThanks for listening!@musegyptologywww.musegyptology.net

Episode 3 part 1- Ancient Egyptian Geography and the NileIn this episode learn about the importance of the Nile, Egypt as an oasis, the borders and extent of ancient Egypt, Elephantine and the first cataract, the Two Lands of Upper and Lower Egypt, the Nile valley geology, Kemet and deshret, sandstone, Nile transport and nomes.Don't forget to listen to Episode 3 parts 2 and 3 nextThanks for listening!@musegyptologywww.musegyptology.net

Learn about the roles of the Pharaoh, in maintaining Ma'at, defending Egypt's borders, protecting his country from its internal and external enemies, governing and looking after his subjects, judging criminals, and being High Priest of all gods.Thanks for listening!@musegyptologywww.musegyptology.net

Welcome to the first episode of Musegyptology.This episode of the podcast explores the ideology of ancient Egyptian kingship- myths, crowns, titles, how the king was represented, and succession as the new pharaoh took the throne after the old pharaoh died.Thanks for listening!@musegyptologywww.musegyptology.net