16: A Cannibal Hymn (The Pyramid Texts of Unas, Short Version)
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Unas the Cannibal. Around 2410 BCE, a new trend began in royal pyramid building. King Unas initiated something unusual when he introduced hieroglyphic texts to the burial chamber of his pyramid. These Pyramid Texts are a vast and fascinating body of work. In this episode, we dip our toes into this material, and even see evidence for divine cannibalism... Date c.2410 - 2380 BCE, www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com , Support the Show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast , Facebook www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast , Twitter www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast , Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com
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The Pyramid Texts appear. Around 2410 BCE, a new trend began in royal pyramid building. King Unas initiated something unusual when he introduced hieroglyph texts to the burial chamber of his pyramid. These "Pyramid Texts" are a vast and fascinating body of work. In this episode, we dip our toes into this material, and even see evidence for divine cannibalism...
The Cannibal Hymn: Spoken reconstruction by Orlando Mezzabotta on YouTube.
The Pyramid Texts of Unas in English translation and hieroglyph transcription via Pyramid Texts Online.
Date c.2410 - 2380 BCE
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast.
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Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.
Select Bibliography:
Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms, 1973 (2006 paperback edition).
Nigel Strudwick, Texts from the Pyramid Age, 2005 (Google Books).
Vincent Brown – Pyramid Texts Online.
Gaston Maspero, The History of Egypt (Gutenberg.org).
Ancient Egypt Online – Unas.
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