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162: Horemheb, The Chosen One

The History of Egypt Podcast

Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of pharaonic Egypt "in their own words." Using archaeology, ancient texts, and up-to-date scholarship, we uncover the world of the Nile Valley and its people. Hosted on the Airwave Media Network.

Dominic Perry

Revisionist history in the age of pharaohs. King Horemheb (“Horus in Celebration”) came to power in unusual circumstances. To justify his rule, the new pharaoh set about “retelling” his origins. In a lengthy story, Horemheb cast himself as one chosen by the gods, and destined to rule…Episode details:<ul><li>Date: c. 1330 BCE.</li><li>Intro Music & Interludes: Luke Chaos.</li><li>Intro Music & Interludes: Keith Zizza.</li><li>Outro Music: Bettina Joy de Guzman.</li><li>Read "The Reign of Horemheb," PhD Thesis by K.M. Bryson at <a href="https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/61052" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johns Hopkins University</a>.</li><li>Logo image: Horemheb and Horus, in the King's tomb (KV57).</li><li>Booklet: No booklet for this episode, as it describes text only.</li></ul> References:<ol><li>K. M. Bryson, ‘The Reign of Horemheb: History, Historiography, and the Dawn of the Ramesside Era’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2018). <a href="https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/61052" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Online</a>.</li><li>A. Gardiner, ‘The Coronation of King Ḥaremḥab’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39 (1953), 13–31.</li><li>W. J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt (Atlanta, 1995).</li></ol> <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Revisionist history in the age of pharaohs. King Horemheb (“Horus in Celebration”) came to power in unusual circumstances. To justify his rule, the new pharaoh set about “retelling” his origins. In a lengthy story, Horemheb cast himself as one chosen by the gods, and destined to rule…

Episode details:

 Date: c. 1330 BCE.

 Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.

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 Intro Music & Interludes: Luke Chaos.

 Intro Music & Interludes: Keith Zizza.

 Outro Music: Bettina Joy de Guzman.

 Read "The Reign of Horemheb," PhD Thesis by K.M. Bryson at Johns Hopkins University.

 Logo image: Horemheb and Horus, in the King's tomb (KV57).

 Booklet: No booklet for this episode, as it describes text only.

Select Bibliography:

N. Allon, Writing, Violence, and the Military: Images of Literacy in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (1550-1295 BCE) (2019).

K. M. Bryson, ‘The Reign of Horemheb: History, Historiography, and the Dawn of the Ramesside Era’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2018).

A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, 2017).

A. Gardiner, ‘The Coronation of King Ḥaremḥab’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39 (1953), 13–31.

G. T. Martin, Tutankhamun’s Regent: Scenes and Texts from the Memphite Tomb of Horemheb (2016).

G. T. Martin, The Memphite Tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, Commander-in-Chief of Tutʻankhamūn, 1 (1989).

G. T. Martin, The Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great (1991).

W. J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt (1995).
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