103: The House of Rejoicing (Malqata Palace)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Amunhotep III (Part 11): The Royal Palace and a King's Life. By 1370 BCE, King Amunhotep III was living in a sumptuous palace at Thebes. Built for the first sed-festival (ep.100), the "House of Rejoicing" was a magnificent structure with many beautiful elements. Today, we start to explore how a pharaoh lived and the lifestyle they enjoyed... 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 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. The Hello and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast, episode 103, the House of Rejoicing.
0:46.8	Today it is our great pleasure and honor to visit the home of Pharaoh himself. After many years on the throne,
0:54.2	Ahmun Hotepe the third is building a house worthy of his majesty. We are going to
1:00.0	Malcata to the house of Rejoicing Palace.
1:03.8	This episode is brought to you by Juan Salazar de Leon and thanks for his donation.
1:09.4	Apart from having a magnificent name, Juan Salazar de Leon funded this episode's research single-handedly.
1:16.0	Senior Juan, much as gracias. And per your request, a special shout out to Eileen.
1:21.0	Blessings upon you both. May Wep Wauwett, the jackal who opens the ways,
1:26.2	guard you and your family, and see to it that you'll make your way safely to the next life.
1:32.0	To everyone listening, thank you for joining me.
1:34.6	I hope you enjoy the show. Malkit is a fascinating place, but not a lot of people have heard of it. So why am I devoting a whole episode to one palace from one king?
1:57.0	Well, let me explain.
1:59.0	Considering how famous the pharaohs are, in general we know surprisingly little about their home life. From
2:05.8	3,000 b.c.E. all the way down to 1400 b.c. there is a sizable gap of information.
2:14.0	We have tidbits here and there, but what survives is incredibly fragmentary and ephemeral.
2:20.0	Basically, over 1600 plus years, about 64 generations or so, the Pharaohs come and go, leaving very little of their practical daily life.
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