235: Ramesses the Great God

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In 1226 BCE, his sixty-seventh year of rule, the long life of Ramesses II finally ended. We explore his final decades, the difficult life revealed by his mummy, his ascent to status of "living god," and the aftermath of his reign. Music: Luke Chaos. Support the History of Egypt at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast [www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast] Select References: Balout, L., Roubet, C., & Desroches-Noblecourt, C. (1985). La momie de Ramsès: Contribution scientifique à l’Egyptologie. Brand, P. (2010). Reuse and Restoration. In W. Wendrich (Ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology online [https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2vp6065d]. Brand, P. J. (2023). Ramesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh. Demarée, R. J. (2016). Announcement of the passing of Ramesses II. JEOL, 46, 121--125. Academia.edu [https://www.academia.edu/41692064/ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_THE_PASSING_OF_RAMESSES_II]. Gallet, L. (2013). Karnak: The Temple of Amun-Ra-Who-Hears-Prayers. In W. Wendrich (Ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology online [https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3h92j4bj]. Hawass, Z. A., & Saleem, S. N. (2016). Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging in the New Kingdom Royal Mummies. Hornung, E., Krauss, R., & Warburton, D. (Eds.). (2006). Ancient Egyptian Chronology. Shehab El-Din, T. (1997). The title, “mdw jAwj”: “the staff of old age” “ 'ukkāza aš-šayḫuḫa.” Discussions in Egyptology, 37, 59--64. Academia.edu [https://www.academia.edu/87887034/The_Title_of_the_staff_of_old_age_%D8%B9%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%A9]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Was Pharaoh literally a god? Listener Questions 1

Bonus episode. I took some listener questions in a livestream, and here they are. We cover topics like: Was pharaoh literally a god? How common was tattooing? Was there an ancient canal between the Nile and Red Sea? What are my recommended Egyptology books? And much more... If you'd like to join future Q-and-A sessions you can find them at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. [https://www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast.] If you would like to submit a question, drop it in the comments! There is a (shorter) video version of this QnA available at https://www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast/posts/qna-ask-me-june-162481450 [https://www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast/posts/qna-ask-me-june-162481450] Questions Top 3 Egyptology books: 00:55 Royal family tombs (like KV5): 06:50 Tattooing? 09:55 Was Pharaoh literally a god? 13:21 Linen - who made it and how? 18:50 What is the biggest misconception people have about ancient Egypt? 20:44 Perfumes: What do we know about them? 23:58 How long do you need at the GEM? 27:01 Best book about gods/mythology? 29:38 How do you pronounce Ra (or Re?) 30:56 What happened to Mortuary Temples after their owner died? 31:46 What role did dwarfs / little people play in ancient Egyptian society? 34:01 What role did foreigners play? Could they reach high status? 35:14 Could Beketaten be the mother of Tutankhamun? 39:05 Did Canaanite religion influence Egypt more, or vice versa? 39:52 Did Egyptian solar religion influence the Roman cult of Sol Invictus? 42:34 Gods and Goddesses: how prominent are the LOCAL deities in different regions? 44:20 When was the "Canal of the Pharaohs" connecting the Nile and Red Sea? 47:34 What are the most common biases in Egyptology? 49:01 The Oxford Encyclopedia The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt on Internet Archive: Vol.1 [https://archive.org/details/oxfordencyclopediaofancientegyptvolume1/page/n5/mode/2up] (A-F); Vol. 2 [https://archive.org/details/oxfordencyclopediaofancientegyptvolume2] (G-O); Vol. 3 [https://archive.org/details/oxfordencyclopediaofancientegyptvolume3] (P-Z). Tattooing Booth, C. (2001). Possible tattooing instruments in the Petrie Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 87, 172--175. http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/3822379.pdf [http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/3822379.pdf] Fletcher, J. (2005). The decorated body in ancient Egypt: Hairstyles, cosmetics and tattoos. In L. Cleland, M. Harlow, & L. Llewellyn-Jones (Eds.), The clothed body in the ancient world (pp. 3--13). Oxbow. Also, researcher Anne Austin has done some work on tattooing in ancient Egypt, and has uploaded some of it to YouTube (link [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352_7RpaxQ0]) and her website: http://www.anneeaustin.com/tattooing-in-ancient-egypt/ [http://www.anneeaustin.com/tattooing-in-ancient-egypt/] Perfumes Perfumes: I recommend the work of Dora Goldsmith: Academia.edu [https://fu-berlin.academia.edu/DoraGoldsmith] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/prof_dora/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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