101b: Successful Statues (with Dr. Campbell Price)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The Man Who Became a God. In this episode we look at the divine statues of Amunhotep son of Hapu(c.1370 BCE) and how they helped him become a god. With me for this episode is Dr. Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the Manchester Museum, University of Manchester. Dr. Price is an expert on non-royal statues and religion and he generously agreed to discuss these topics with me. The result was a wonderful interview, that I think you'll really enjoy! Chapter Times: 00:00 Prologue, 02:47 Episode Intro, 04:00 Amuhotep Son of Hapu as a god, 08:00 Pilgrims to Amunhotep Hapu's statues, 14:45 Campbell Price Interview (Part 1), 27:07 Campbell Price Interview (Part 2), 47:40 Summary and Conclusion, 49:07 Epilogue. Episode images at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com The History of Egypt Podcast is on Patreon! Enjoy perks and exclusives at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com Music by Michael Levy www.ancientlyre.com Sistrum by Hathor Systrum www.hathorsystrum.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.0	Geographic restrictions and Ties and Ties and Sies apply 18 plus. I'm May you place my statue in your temple sharing in your food. May you make my years prosperous when I am in your following kissing the ground in your temple every day.
0:49.0	I have performed Ma'at for the Lord of Maat because I know that he rejoices over it at all times.
0:57.4	May you place my statue upon the ground in your noble temple forever and ever.
1:03.2	From the autobiography of Armunhotepe the son of Harpu,
1:07.4	circa 1370 B.C.
1:10.4	In a bright sunny courtyard, pilgrims came to make offerings before images of the gods.
1:17.0	They laid wreaths of flowers, bowls of food and jugs of beer before tall stone statues. Images of the divine, the statues were sprinkled with oils
1:26.8	and the coiling smoke of incense danced around their heads. Some of the statues were the
1:32.4	gods that you'd expect, baboons of thoth, rams of Amun,
1:36.6	falcons of Horace. Others were more unusual. One in particular might have caught your eye.
1:43.0	To the side of the courtyard before the pylons of Karnak temple, a statue stood out for the number of offerings which rested at its base. Sitting on a plinth, the statue
1:55.1	depicted a man. He was seated, cross-legged, arms holding a scroll. His belly protruded
2:01.6	small folds of fat, hinting at a comfortable life.
2:05.0	His hair or wig was long, falling down over his back.
2:09.0	His face was impassive, pensive, he was deep in contemplation.
2:14.8	The statue is bedecked with flowers, a garland atop its head.
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